The expansion of the labor market slows down in August, whereby we add 54,000 jobs

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The US attitude of the private sector rose less than expected in August, and the data published on Thursday show the recent indications of difficulties on the labor market.

According to data from the processing company ADP, which was published on Thursday morning, private salary statements increased by only 54,000 in August. This is below the consensus forecast of 75,000 by economists, which Dow Jones interviewed, and marks a significant slowdown compared to the revised profit of 106,000 in the previous month.

“The year started with strong employment growth, but this dynamic was checked by uncertainty,” said Nela Richardson, the chief economist from ADP, in a press release.

Richardson pointed out increasing concerns of consumers, shortage of labor and disorders, which were associated with artificial intelligence as potential growth acceptance.

Jobs that were bound by trade, transport and supply companies saw a special weakness in August, whereby the group lost 17,000 roles on the net according to ADP. Education and health services followed and recorded a decline of 12,000 jobs.

However, these losses were partially compensated for by a boom in the leisure and hospitality industry, which added 50,000 jobs a month.

Wage growth had the same pace in August. Those who spend the night in their roles recorded 4.4% in the previous year by 4.4% compared to the previous year, while an increase in jobs increased by 7.1% in the same period.

The ADP report from Thursday contributes to a picture already affected via the image of the labor market.

The claims of the information on the workplaces rose to 237,000, around 8,000 compared to the previous week and the estimates according to the data mentioned above. According to state figures that were published on Wednesday, the survey on the list of jobs and Labor Tuvertule recorded one of the worst places for job offers in July 2020.

Now attention is reported to the report provided for Friday morning on the decisive jobs. The economists expect the official government report, according to Dow Jones 75,000 not added in advance not in advance in advance. The economists predict that the unemployment rate has increased of 4.2% up to 4.3%.

The dealers have pushed the labor market support to build on already high bets that the Federal Reserve will reduce interest rates at their session later this month. According to the CME fedwatch tool, there is now a 97.4% chance that at the September Assembly there will be a reduction in installments at the meeting in September 96.6% a day.

– John Melloy from CNBC contributed the reporting.

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