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The U.S. posted August job growth of 142,000, slightly less than expected, but the unemployment rate dipped to 4.2%
According to Friday morning's Nonfarm Payrolls report from the government, the U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August versus economist forecasts for 160,000 and July's 89,000 . The unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%, in line with expectations and from 4.3% in July.rose about 1% to $56,500 in the minutes following the report. The price remains lower by 5% from week-ago levels.
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