Jobless Numbers Raise Concern on Job Growth
The nation’s economy added 169,000 new jobs in August and the 7.3% jobless rate is down slightly from July’s 7.4%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The new jobs added were 65,000 more than the 104,000 new jobs in July (revised downward from the 162,000 originally reported ), and this is the 41st straight month of tepid job growth—growth is at a rate too slow to fuel a healthy jobs recovery.


