August jobs report could show a summer hiring slump. Haitian refugees are a wild card.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release August employment data showing the number of jobs added during the month. Wall Street economists surveyed by Bloomberg anticipated a gain of approximately 159,000 jobs for August. The actual figure, when released, will show whether job growth in August 2025 matched, exceeded, or fell short of that expectation.

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