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US adds thousands of health care and mining jobs in August

Last updated: 10:49 07 Sep 2018 EDT, First published: 10:00 07 Sep 2018 EDT

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US health care jobs increased sharply in the month of August

The US economy added thousands of jobs in health care and in mining during the month of August, data from the Labor Department's monthly employment report showed Friday.

The report, closely followed by market participants on Wall Street, showed total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 210,000 in August, in line with the average monthly gain of 196,000 over the past 12 months, a release by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said.

The BLS said that in August, health care employment rose by 33,000. The job gains were in ambulatory health care services with 21,000 and hospitals at 8,000.

For the year so far, the health care sector has added 301,000 jobs.

Another sector that posted gains was mining, which added 6,000 jobs in August, after reporting little change in its July figures.

"Since a recent trough in October 2016, the (mining) industry has added 104,000 jobs, almost entirely in support activities for mining," the BLS said.

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