{"id":3561,"date":"2026-09-04T13:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:10:50","slug":"u-s-job-market-rebounds-in-surprising-fashion-while-unemployment-stays-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Job Market Rebounds in Surprising Fashion While Unemployment Stays Flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><i>By Paul Wiseman<\/i><\/p><p>The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment stayed at a low 4.1%.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3559\">As Trump Eyes D.C. Golf Course, Patrons Putt in Purgatory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Revisions added 55,000 jobs to June and July payrolls.<\/p><p>Hiring has been up and down this year, two months before midterm elections and at a time when voters are unhappy about the economy and the high cost of living in particular.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nationals celebrate\" class=\"wp-image-3473\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3ad82208e523e9b279475d85ab373d2e-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3ad82208e523e9b279475d85ab373d2e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3ad82208e523e9b279475d85ab373d2e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3ad82208e523e9b279475d85ab373d2e.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      A Nationals Homestand Full of Agony and Hope\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lev.Parnas\" class=\"wp-image-3510\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/69ceaaa846dc6851fb7153f88399566b-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/69ceaaa846dc6851fb7153f88399566b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/69ceaaa846dc6851fb7153f88399566b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/69ceaaa846dc6851fb7153f88399566b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Lev Parnas Used Congressional Campaign Funds to Pay Cleaning Company, Makeup Artist\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trayon White\" class=\"wp-image-3515\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dcdf79f7a6a9e940b339b71261230d31-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dcdf79f7a6a9e940b339b71261230d31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dcdf79f7a6a9e940b339b71261230d31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dcdf79f7a6a9e940b339b71261230d31.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Prosecutors Say Trayon White Is Trying to \u2018Tamper\u2019 With Jury Pool\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump arch AP - 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