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The unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in August. Workers’ paychecks rose 3.1% over the year.

Hiring in August was more than double economists' forecast of 65,000 payroll gains.

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The U.S. economy added a surprising 162,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department estimates. Here's a look at who was hiring.

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