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The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, and inflation concerns are back in the spotlight.

The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, and inflation concerns are back in the spotlight.

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September 5th, 2026

The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, and inflation concerns are back in the spotlight.

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The U.S. labor market rebounded in August, adding 162,000 jobs, far above the market's expectation of 65,000.

美國勞工市場在8月反彈新增16.2萬個就業崗位遠超市場預期6.5萬個

The unemployment rate stayed at a low level of 4.1%.

失業率維持在4.1%低位

Job numbers for June and July were also revised up by 55,000.

6月和7月的就業人數獲上調5.5萬個

President Trump welcomed the strong report, saying the numbers beat all predictions.

總統特朗普歡迎這份強勁報告數字打破所有預測

Still, inflation remains a key concern for businesses and households.

不過通脹仍是企業家庭的焦點

Oil prices hit new highs after US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and voters are unhappy about rising costs.

油價美國以色列攻擊伊朗屢創新高選民成本上升不滿

Last month, average hourly pay rose 3.1% from a year earlier, the weakest gain since May 2021, which makes price increases more painful.

上月平均時薪按年上升3.1%自2021年5月以來最弱的升幅價格上漲更見痛苦

Restaurants and bars added 59,000 jobs last month, construction companies added 22,000, and manufacturers added 16,000.

餐廳和酒吧上月增加5.9萬個職位建築公司增加2.2萬個製造商增加1.6萬個

The labor force grew sharply by 683,000 people last month.

勞動力人數上月大增68.3萬人

KPMG's chief economist, Swonk, called the report "incredible" and noted that the broader unemployment measure fell to 7.7%, the lowest in over a year.

畢馬威首席經濟學家斯旺克形容報告「令人難以置信」並指更廣泛的失業率指標降至7.7%為一年多來最低

This year, employers have added over 80,000 jobs per month on average. That is higher than last year's monthly average of 9,700. But it is still far below the monthly average of 166,000 in 2023 and 2024.

今年雇主平均每月增加超過8萬個職位高於去年的月均9,700個但仍遠低於2023年和2024年的月均16.6萬個

Some economists suspect that August's rebound only made up for earlier weakness.

部分經濟學家懷疑8月的反彈只是回補早前疲弱

The report may raise the chance that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its September meeting.

報告可能增加美聯儲在9月會議上加息的機會

Fed Chair Warsh said the inflation rate is 3.7%. That is still far above the 2% target.

美聯儲主席沃什通脹率為3.7%仍遠高於2%的目標

Meanwhile, artificial intelligence is replacing some jobs. The information industry lost 23,000 positions last month.

與此同時人工智能正取代部分工作信息行業上月流失2.3萬個職位

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