Ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting later this month to set interest rates, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Aug. 6. The gains were weaker than forecasted predictions of 161,000 jobs, but were better than July’s…
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