Marketplace · Thursday, September 3, 2026
Weekly jobless claims in the US rose by 2,000 to 206,000. The upcoming August jobs report is highly anticipated, with the Federal Reserve hoping for strong numbers to offset a previous decline in job creation. Economists suggest that even negative job growth might not significantly impact the unemployment rate.
“Jobless claims rose a little bit to 206,000.”
“The Fed is hoping for some healthy numbers to make up for the previous month's 23,000 job decline.”
“We are likely to have months where we see negative job growth, but the unemployment rate will not increase, which is sure to confuse the American public.”