New York (CNN Business) The US economy is showing signs of cracking, but the US jobs market remains solid.

Employers added 130,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%.

The economy has gained jobs for 107 consecutive months, but the pace of hiring has slowed recently. The United States has added a monthly average of 158,000 jobs this year, compared to 223,000 in 2018.

Hiring got a big boost in advance of next year's US census, as the government hired 25,000 temporary employees to help with the nationwide project.

Wages grew at a healthy 3.2% over the past year. That was somewhat better than economists expected and could help inflation, which has remained stubbornly low.

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