Hiring slows as U.S. adds 142,000 jobs in August
September 05, 2014 at 08:53 AM EDT
Hiring in the United States slowed in August as the economy created just 142,000 jobs, marking the smallest gain since December. That ended a six-month streak in which the U.S. added at least 200,000 jobs a month, the best stretch of job creation since 2006.