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Don't Take the August Job Report at Face Value
The month is typically a tough time to seasonally adjust data, and these figures show it
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The U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs last month, falling short of economists' expectations once again. But don't conclude that August is a cursed month just yet.
As businesses eased in and out of vacation mode and children flocked back to school, the calendar provided a few more reasons not to jump to conclusions based on the Labor Department's initial figures.