U.S. Economy Adds 144,000 Jobs in August

NPR | By Jack Speer

Published September 3, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Employers add 144,000 new jobs in August, just below what had been predicted by economists but an improvement on lackluster growth in June and July. The monthly unemployment report, released Friday, also showed the unemployment rate dipping to 5.4 percent. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

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