Categories Burlington Financial Iowa Local News Political West Burlington CNBC: Economy adds more jobs than expected in August, and wage growth hits post-recession high Post author By Falcon Post date September 7, 2018 Click here: President Trump’s economy continues to exceed expectations. Payrolls grew by 201,000 in August. Well above what economists expected for August (191,000 increase). Average hourly earnings also jumped by 2.9 percent, above the 2.7 percent increase economists expected. Photo by Dan HockettPresident Donald Trump speaks to a packed U.S. Cellular Center crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa June, 21, 2017 ← Report: More than 90 percent of political donations by Google employees went to Democrats. → 2018 WBAHS Homecoming Court