True or False: TRUE or FALSE: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation News Release — August 2025 Results (September 5, 2025), the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in August 2025, prior to the Federal Reserve’s rate decision on September 17, 2025.

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The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in August 2025, up 0.1 percentage point from July, according to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation News Release — August 2025 Results (September 5, 2025) ). Nonfarm payrolls increased by just 22,000, marking the weakest gain since April, and annual benchmark revisions showed 911,000 fewer jobs created in the 12 months to March 2025 than initially reported (Reuters: Ex-BLS chief says her firing by Trump marked ‘dangerous step’ for economy — September 16, 2025) ). With consumer prices running at a 2.9% annual pace in August—above the Fed’s 2% target—the Federal Open Market Committee opted for a 25-basis-point cut on September 17, 2025, citing evidence of a cooling labor market alongside persistent inflation (Reuters: Fed delivers normal-sized rate cut, sees steady pace of further reductions; Miran dissents — September 17, 2025) ). Therefore, the statement is TRUE.

True or False: TRUE or FALSE: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation News Release — August 2025 Results (September 5, 2025), the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in August 2025, prior to the Federal Reserve’s rate decision on September 17, 2025.

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