U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August.

That number was much higher than the 65,000 that forecasters had expected.

The unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%.

The Labor Department also changed June and July numbers upward by 55,000 jobs.

President Donald Trump welcomed the report on social media.

He said the numbers beat all estimates.

Inflation is still a big worry for voters, especially high fuel prices.

Average hourly wages rose only 3.1% from a year earlier.

That was the weakest gain since May 2021.

Restaurants, construction, and manufacturing led the hiring gains.

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

Some economists doubted how strong the rebound was.

Thomas Simons of Jefferies called it a "payback" after three weak months.

He said it was not a sign of faster growth.

The report may push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its September meeting.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation is still far above the central bank's 2% target.

Employers face a worker shortage because of immigration crackdowns and baby boomer retirements.

Many firms are using technology and AI to work better.

The information industry lost 23,000 jobs last month.

That loss is linked to AI replacing workers.

However, some business leaders, like David Iancu of a Milwaukee law firm, said AI cannot replace human relationships.

This is especially true in hard fields like divorce law.