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U.S. added fewer jobs in August than in July

The latest report from the U.S. Labor Department shows hiring slowed in August, with employers adding 315,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7%. CBS News' Debra Alfarone spoke with Javier David, the managing editor of business and markets at Axios, about what this means for the economy.
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