Money August jobs report: Job market ‘falling back to earth,’ unemployment rises to 3.7%. September 2, 2022September 2, 2022Paul Davidson, USA TODAYComments Off on August jobs report: Job market ‘falling back to earth,’ unemployment rises to 3.7%. The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, "getting Americans back to work," says Labor Secretary Walsh. Unemployment rose from 3.5% to 3.7%.