Without the temporary hiring of Census workers, the August jobs report would have been worse.
Federal government hired 25,000 temporary workers in preparation for the 2020 Census in August, giving the overall jobs gain a big bump.last month, which fell short of Wall Street estimates for 150,000.
Employment in federal government rose by 28,000 in total in August, the Labor Department said on Friday. Private-sector employment was up by only 96,000, the lowest pace since February. The weakness largely came from the retail sector, which saw a net decline in workers of 11,100 in August alone. Trade, transportation and utilities also lost 11,000 jobs, and mining and logging lost 5,000 positions.
The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7% as expected, and wage growth remained strong, with average hourly earnings increasing by 0.4% for the month and 3.2% over the year. Beside the big job additions ahead of the 2020 population count, professional and business services also added 37,000 jobs. Health care contributed 24,000 to the total number and financial services rose by 15,000.
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