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'411 Employment <br />Source: US Department of Labor <br />0 <br />13.0% <br />12.0% <br />11.0% <br />10.0% <br />9.0% <br />8.0% <br />7.0% <br />6.0% <br />5.0% <br />4.0% <br />3.0% <br />Unemployment Rate <br />Underemployment Rate (U6) <br />Unemployment Rate (U3) <br />1/0 I/ <br />�Oj �S �6 &L,76 X49 �6 �Oj �6 �� (45 410,_�j �49.>> <br />Source: US Department of Labor <br />Nonfarm payrolls rose 156,000 in August, weaker than the 180,000 consensus estimate of economists. In addition, June and July <br />payrolls were revised down by a total of 41,000. On a trailing 3 -month and 6 -month basis, payrolls increased by an average of 185,000 <br />and 160,000 per month, respectively. The unemployment rate increased to 4.4% in August from 4.3% in July, and the labor participation <br />rate held steady at 62.9%. A broader measure of unemployment called the U-6, which includes those who are marginally attached to <br />the labor force and employed part time for economic reasons, was unchanged from the prior month at 8.6%. Wages increased 0.1% in <br />August and 2.5% on a year -over -year basis. <br />