Job Growth Decelerates Significantly in August
Published on Monday, September 8, 2014 | Updated on Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Job Growth Decelerates Significantly in August
Summary
The August employment report surprised to the downside, with nonfarm payrolls up a disappointing 142K for the month. This marked an extreme slowdown from the first half of 2014, where payroll growth remained above 200K, and it is the slowest monthly job growth since December
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- Trade balance
Authors
Kim Fraser