'Dow futures fall after much stronger-than-expected jobs report'

 Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 162,000 for the month while the unemployment rate, as expected, held steady at 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a payrolls increase of 53,000.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell on Friday as traders reacted to August’s big jobs report.

Futures linked to the Dow were down 151 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures slid 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures were 0.1% higher.

Nonfarm payrolls grew 162,000 last month, much more than the 53,000 that economists polled by Dow Jones expected. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, as expected.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/stock-market-today-live-updates.html