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💼🇺🇸U.S. Jobs Post Second Consecutive Downside Surprise: Cable FX Macro

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  • Headline jobs rebounded in August to 142K, however, prior months' revisions left the July print at a surprisingly low 89K. The six-month job addition average prior to the pandemic revolved closer to 200K

  • Economists' expectations for a down tick in the jobless rate materialized in August to 4.2%

  • August saw the second consecutive downside surprise in the jobs report

  • Leisure and hospitality added the most jobs since March at 46k, education added 47K jobs, manufacturing contracted 24K. Information posted a second consecutive monthly decline at -7K


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