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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Nonfarm payroll employment rises by 1.4 million in August; unemployment rate falls to 8.4%
09/04/2020
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.4 million in August, and the unemployment rate
fell to 8.4 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption
of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the pandemic, as well as hiring for the
2020 Census.
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