US job creation slowed unexpectedly in August while the unemployment rate moved a notch higher, according to the key data report released Friday.
The world's largest economy added 156,000 net new positions for the month, while the jobless rate rose a tenth of a point to 4.4 percent, the Labor Department reported.
Hurricane Harvey did not have any impact on the August jobs numbers, the Labor Department said.
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