AUGUST LABOR MARKET REPORT August U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 187,000 versus 170,000 expected The unemployment rate rises to 3.8%, as the participation rate ticks up to 62.8% from 62.6% Average hourly earnings rise 0.2 % m-o-m and 4.3% y-o-y, one-tenth of a percent below estimates in both cases Trade Smarter – Sign up for