The Labor Department will release the August jobs report on Friday, providing clues about the health of the labor market as hiring and firing remain broadly at a standstill.

The BLS will release its jobs report today at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect to see 55,000 jobs added and unemployment to stay at 4.1% in August.

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GameStop (GME) shares gained 1.30% to $19.48 as the video game retailer heads toward its second-quarter earnings report on Sept. 8. The company expects quarterly net income of $290 million to $310 million, nearly double the $168.6 million reported in the same quarter last year.

The Labor Department released the August 2026 jobs report on Friday, with Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing solid job gains last month.

Before the nonfarm-payrolls report, some economists predicted employment in August could be depressed by some 350,000 Haitian refugees losing temporary protective status. At first glance, the impact appeared to be negligible.

The August jobs report is set to be released tomorrow ahead of the opening bell and could determine what's next for the Federal Reserve. Ahead of the release, the CME FedWatch had the odds of a hike or a hold as a coin toss at the Fed's meeting later this month.

The consensus estimate for the August nonfarm payrolls number is 55K, which Swonk thinks may be optimistic. The combination of the loss of TPS status for Haitian workers and the meat-processing plant closures means "there's a real potential that that could be a negative number," she said.