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US jobs report shows strong August job growth

Financial Times · Axios · CoinDesk · first seen 05.09.2026

The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, surpassing economists' expectations and beating forecasts with job growth more than triple expectations, while recasting the prior two months as modest growth rather than deterioration and raising market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate rise in September.

  • U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August
  • Labor market bounced back stronger than expected
  • Historical data indicates NFP reports do not heavily move bitcoin prices
  • August job growth was more than triple what economists expected
  • The jobs report recast the prior two months as modest growth rather than deterioration.
  • Expectations for a Federal Reserve rate rise in September have increased
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