According to the agency's latest report, unemployment in August rose by 600,000 people compared to July, an increase of 0.5 percentage points.
During the eighth month of the year, the employed population grew by 0.8 percent compared to July, to reach 84.4 million people, but represented 2.7 percent fewer than in May.
Meanwhile, the size of the workforce went from 93.7 million in July to 95.1 million in August, an increase of 1.4 percent.
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