US Adds 162K Jobs in August as AI Data Center Buildout Keeps Propping Up the Economy
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-05
August US jobs report: +162K jobs, with June/July revised up by +55K total, and unemployment steady at 4.1%. Hospitality and education hiring rebounded, while manufacturing and construction (including AI data centers) stayed solid.
The other headline: wage growth was just 3.1%, a five-year low and below 3.5% inflation. Noahpinion argues AI investment continues to prop up the US economy.
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