
U.S. Adds 162,000 Jobs in August, Triple Wall Street Forecasts; Unemployment Holds at 4.1%
By Tommy Flynn
The Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, far above the 53,000 to 56,000 range that Wall Street surveys had expected. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the August gain was the...


























