September 6, 2016 Print Facebook Twitter Email The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the employment situation for August 2016 on Friday, September 2, 2016. The private-sector added 126,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.9%. Related Files Charts Packet - Jobs Report (09 06 2016) (Final).pdf (201.9 KBs) Permalink: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2016/9/the-august-jobs-report-in-eight-charts