The US economy added 162,000 nonfarm jobs in August, nearly three times economists’ forecast of 56,000, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Private employers added 127,000 positions and government payrolls rose by 35,000. Within the information sector, employment fell by 23,000 to 2.745 million, its lowest level since 2015 excluding the brief pandemic decline. Computing infrastructure, data processing and web hosting companies accounted for 8,000 of the sector’s losses, publishing shed 7,000 and broadcasting and content providers lost 5,000. Information-sector employment was down 115,000 jobs, or 4.0%, from August 2025. A CNBC analysis highlighted by Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, indicated that women accounted for about 98% of the net August employment gain. Pompliano also pointed to healthcare, education and immigration as relevant factors. Separately, The Kobeissi Letter cited repeated downward revisions in labor-market data, including a 177,000 reduction in June job openings to about 7.2 million.