The US economy added 235,000 jobs in August, slower than June and July, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While job growth was slower, the overall unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 5.2% for the month. The BLS also revised job data for June and July up from previous estimates, adding 134,000 more jobs for those months combined. US total employment is now at 147.1 million, 3.5% lower than February 2020.
This is the most complete job market data on the since the Delta variant drove COVID-19 cases up across the country.
