US EditionThe News Roundup For September 5, 2025 : 1A
August job growth slowed to 22,000 with unemployment rising to 4.3%, reflecting sectoral job losses and supporting forecasts for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
- On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Nonfarm payrolls rose by 22,000 in August, far below the 75,000 economists expected, while the unemployment rate climbed to 4.3%.
- Manufacturing sector and wholesale trade sector each shed 12,000 jobs in August, while downward revisions cut a prior two-month 291K increase to a net 33K gain, with June revised down by 27,000.
- Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% to $36.53, with annual wage growth easing to 3.7%, while the health care sector added 31,000 jobs and long-term unemployed rose to 1.93 million.
- Markets priced a 100% chance of a Fed cut on September 17 and boosted odds of further easing, pushing spot gold near $3,600 and rallying crypto markets on hopes of looser policy.
- Analysts updated their calls, now expecting three rate cuts through year-end, forecasters pulled forward dollar depreciation forecasts, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that 'Downside risks to employment are rising, while GDP growth has slowed notably, reflecting a slowdown in consumer spending'.
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Only 22K jobs were added in August, now what?
Here’s the Scoop: The newest jobs report shows the U.S. only added 22,000 jobs in August, well below what some predicted. NBC News’ Christine Romans explains what this means for the economy halfway through 2025. Listen to the full conversation of “Here’s the Scoop,” hosted by Brian Cheung, wherever you get your podcasts.
Only 22k New Jobs: U.S. Growth Powered by Tech Investment, Not Employment
Today’s data underscore a new economic reality: America’s GDP surged at a 3.3% annual rate in Q2 thanks to a 5.7% jump in business investment, yet employers added a mere 22,000 jobs in August and pushed the unemployment rate up to 4.3%—the weakest payroll gain since 2010. Corporate America is channeling its capital into automation, […]
The News Roundup For September 5, 2025 : 1A
Jobs numbers are out. They indicate a stalling labor market, with U.S. employers adding just 22,000 jobs in August and unemployment rising to 4.3 percent.After rumors about the president’s supposedly failing health swirled online last weekend, Donald Trump appeared in public at a press conference this week announcing the relocation of the Space Force headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.Florida announced this week that it’s set to become the fi…
Weak U.S. payroll gain of 22,000 cements case for Fed rate cut
U.S. job growth cooled notably last month while the unemployment rate rose to the highest since 2021, fanning concerns the labor market may be on the cusp of a more significant deterioration. Nonfarm payrolls increased 22,000 in August, and revisions showed employment shrank in June for the first time since 2020. The jobless rate ticked up to 4.3%, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 31 – Sept. 6 | The New York Ledger
Leading Stories of The Week Banking giants now anticipate a minimum of 2 rate of interest cuts in 2025 A number of banks and market experts are now forecasting the United States Federal Reserve, the nation’s reserve bank, will slash rates of interest from the present target rate of 4.25% -4.5% a minimum of two times in 2025. The banking projections followed a weak August tasks report that saw just 22,000 tasks included for the month, versus expe…
U.S. Job Market Stalls as August Employment Report Shows Weakest Hiring in Years - Mahomet Daily
The U.S. labor market delivered a concerning signal of economic weakness on Friday as employers added only 22,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent in August, matching levels not seen since September 2021 when the economy was still recovering from pandemic disruptions. With 7.4 million Americans now unemployed, the August figure far exceeded economist expectations of around 75,000-80,000 new jobs. While healthcare ma…
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