Growth in US employment falls short of market expectations - discussion intensifies over the scale of interest rate cuts.

Update date and time: September 7, 2024, 0:07 JST (excerpt)
August non-farm payrolls increased by 0.142 million, lower than the expected increase of 0.165 million - downward revision of the previous month as well
Unemployment rate dropped to 4.2%, down from 4.3% last month - temporary layoffs on the rise have been curbed

In the August US employment statistics, the growth of non-farm payrolls fell below market expectations, and the figures for June and July were also revised downward. There is likely to be a lively debate about the extent to which the anticipated interest rate cut by the US monetary authorities will be.
The number of non-farm payrolls (establishment survey, seasonally adjusted) increased by 0.14 million,2000 compared to the previous month
The median of economists' forecasts is an increase of 0.16 million,5000
July was revised downward to an increase of 89,000 (preliminary figure: increase of 0.11 million,4000)
The unemployment rate based on household surveys dropped to 4.2%
Matches the market financial estimates.
4.3% in July.