{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:31:29.111Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_09042026.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"257a2a64e68ba0fe","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Payroll employment increases by 162,000 in August; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%","excerpt":"","published_at":"2026-09-04T11:51:08.695Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:29.062Z","topics":["jobs","rates"],"importance":3,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/jobs-report-august-2026/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_09042026.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"257a2a64e68ba0fe","key_points":["Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.","Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in August, higher than the average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months.","Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 59,000 in August, well above the average monthly gain of 12,000 over the prior 12 months.","Information employment declined by 23,000 in August, following losses that had averaged 8,000 per month over the prior 12 months.","(5) Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment."],"what_it_says":"Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in August, higher than the average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months. Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 59,000 in August, well above the average monthly gain of 12,000 over the prior 12 months. Information employment declined by 23,000 in August, following losses that had averaged 8,000 per month over the prior 12 months. (5) Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_09042026.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:22.913Z"}}