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Payrolls in U.S. Rose 142,000; Jobless Rate at 6.1%

1,192 views · Published 5 September 2014 · 2:14 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: Bloomberg Originals · 2014 · News & Politics

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Employers added the fewest jobs this year in August. The 142,000 advance in payrolls was weaker than the lowest estimate in a Bloomberg survey and followed a revised 212,000 gain in July, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington.      The unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent in July. Peter Cook reports on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)


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Payrolls in U.S. Rose 142,000; Jobless Rate at 6.1%

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