US Futures Fall After August Jobs Data
Stock futures fell following a Labor Department report showing the US economy added more jobs than expected in August. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000, while unemployment remained at 4.1 percent.
S&P 500 futures fell 17.25 points, or 0.22%, during Friday morning trading after the United States economy added 162,000 jobs in August. The nonfarm payrolls report exceeded the 56,000 job additions anticipated by economists surveyed by Reuters. Unemployment remained at 4.1%, matching expectations.
