(NPR) Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Add 1.4 Million Jobs

Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Add 1.4 Million Jobs

A construction worker roofs an apartment complex in Uniondale, N.Y., on May 27. U.S. employers added fewer jobs last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%.



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Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Add 1.4 Million Jobs

Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June, in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.