The US job market registered strong growth in August, government data showed on Friday, outperforming expectations and offering President Donald Trump’s Republican Party a boost ahead of upcoming midterm elections.
Employment in the United States grew by 162,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said in a statement.
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Employment expanded in the restaurant and bar sectors, and jobs in public schools bounced back from a contraction a month earlier.
The strong report also revised up job numbers for June and July by a combined 55,000, indicating the US labor market remains in a state of steady growth.
