The August jobs report yet again showed that while the US labor market is recovering from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, the pace is slowing and there's still a long way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels.
The US economy added 1.4 million jobs in August, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.4%, the Labor Department reported Friday. So far, the US economy has recovered 48% of jobs from pre-coronavirus levels.
"Progress is clearly being made but there are still 11.5 million people who are out of a job as a result of the COVID shock," said Michelle Meyer, US economist at Bank of America, in a Friday note.
And, the overall pace of job gains slowed in August from previous months. "The private sector only added 1.0 million jobs which shows a deceleration from the recent pace of job creation," said Meyer. "Clearly there is still more work to be done to fully heal the labor market."
Provided below are seven charts breaking down the most important data points in the August jobs report.
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