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US economy adds 162,000 jobs in August

August jobs report beats expectations The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, soaring past expectations and raising the prospect that the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates next month. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh The unemployment…

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US economy adds 162,000 jobs in August
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CurrentWire ranked this story 68.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
30.5 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
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10 of 10
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Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

Filed under Business · United States · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: Federal Reserve (8), Interest Rates (7), United States (90).

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