Job Creation and Wage Growth Slowed in August: August 28 – September 1

Manufacturing and construction sectors were responsible for more than a third of August’s net job creation.

Companies Continue to Hire, But Wage Growth Lags: July 31 – August 4

Employers continued to expand their payrolls during July, but they were stingier with pay hikes.

The last time the unemployment rate was this low, it was 2001. But the pace of job creation during May was relatively modest.