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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the August jobs report

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The nation's job market last month delivered what the Federal Reserve and nervous investors had been hoping for: A Goldilocks-style hiring report.

Job growth was solid — not too hot, not too cold. And more Americans began looking for work, which could ease worker shortages over time and defuse some of the inflationary pressures that the Fed has made its No. 1 mission.

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