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

By Scott Horsley
Published September 4, 2020 at 6:36 AM MDT
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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.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
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