US Employed Persons Rise to 162,746 in August
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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Employed persons in the United States rose to 162,746 thousand in August 2026, from 162,177 thousand in July. The reading remains below the year-ago level of 163,370 thousand and the all-time high of 163,992 thousand set in December 2025. The August increase follows a decline to the lowest in a year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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