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Economy Adds 142,000 Jobs In August, Unemployment Rate Little Changed

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09.05.14 | 8:32 am
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS

Total non farm payroll employment rose by 142,000 jobs in August while the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.