Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch estimate that the unemployment rate will remain at 7.8% and that 120, 000 jobs will be created.

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Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch call for August payrolls to have risen by 120, 000 and the unemployment rate to tick down to 8.2%.

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