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Economy Adds 142,000 Jobs In August, Unemployment Rate Little Changed

09.05.14 | 8:32 am

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS

Total non farm payroll employment rose by 142,000 jobs in August while the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.

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captaincommonsense says:

September 5, 2014

At least we’re not in free-fall like during the Cheney administration.
storm says:

September 5, 2014

Not a great number. I’d bet on a mini market rally based on interest rates staying low.
leftflank says:

September 5, 2014

CaptainCommonsense:

At least we’re not in free-fall like during the Cheney administration.

Right, and that wasn’t all that free.
storm says:

September 5, 2014

freedumb always has a cost.
leftflank says:

September 5, 2014

Even this lower number equates to over 1 and a half million new jobs per anum.

With the 6 million or so that have already ben put back to work, this is turning into a big f-ing deal.

And on a side note, little bush painted all ten of his toes but neglected his fingers while spying on himself.