The unemployment rate has dropped to about half of what it was at the peak of America's recession crisis, but the numbers for August job growth are still troubling and contradictory to many economists, according to CNN.
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that unemployment rates are down to about 5.1 percent, the lowest number in nearly a decade.
The lower unemployment rate is surprising when compared to the sub-par number of new jobs created for the same month.
Many economists estimated a higher creation of jobs in August. Although 173,000 jobs were created, economists predicted a growth of around 220,000 new jobs, according to CNBC.
Investment strategist Scott Clemons said that the numbers are nothing new.
"This just continues the trend that we've seen where all sectors of employment continue to improve modestly," said Clemons.
The data may have been negatively influenced by a "statistical fluke," one that has often altered the results of employment data, just as it did in June and July, when the statistics didn't account for up to 44,000 jobs and a pay increase of 8 cents, according to Yahoo! Finance.
There is still a fervent optimism in U.S. growth despite conflicting numbers for the month, but the contradictory report may cause complications when federal leaders meet to make decisions on policy.
