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NASA Administrator Isaacman Visits LLNL on 'Inspiration Tour'
LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2026:
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NASA administrator Isaacman visits LLNL on 'Inspiration Tour'
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman led a return visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on Sept. 2 as part of NASA's "Inspiration Tour," meeting with Lab scientists and engineers to highlight LLNL's capabilities in areas including space science, national security, fusion, computing and other advanced technologies.
Isaacman, who was joined by Department of Energy (DOE)
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LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2026:
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NASA administrator Isaacman visits LLNL on 'Inspiration Tour'
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman led a return visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on Sept. 2 as part of NASA's "Inspiration Tour," meeting with Lab scientists and engineers to highlight LLNL's capabilities in areas including space science, national security, fusion, computing and other advanced technologies.
Isaacman, who was joined by Department of Energy (DOE)Deputy Secretary James Danly, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction Taylor Jordan, representatives from NASA, other government agencies, industry CEOs and universities, called the visit "absolutely extraordinary" and said it opened his eyes to a broader connection between LLNL and NASA than he had expected.
"Going into this job, I had somewhat of a vision for this 'nuclear NASA' that was going to come," Isaacman told Lab employees during an afternoon town hall. "I assumed that would be the bulk of the conversation [at LLNL], and couldn't have been more incorrect when we actually came out here [in May] and was enlightened as to your contributions to so many of our initiatives at NASA."
Earlier in the day, Isaacman and the visiting delegation were introduced to the Lab's work in mass spectrometry, cosmochemistry and planetary science. The group learned how LLNL researchers are analyzing samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to better understand the formation and evolution of the solar system. Lab scientists are also preparing to analyze lunar samples collected by NASA's Artemis program.
Isaacman's delegation, which included former LLNL engineer, current LLNS board member and NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, also saw the Lab's high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer's capabilities for planetary science. Developed for NASA's Psyche and Dragonfly missions, the instrument will help identify elements on the iron asteroid Psyche, which is believed to be an exposed planetary core. The LLNL spectrometer on Dragonfly will identify the composition of the Saturn moon Titan's surface and guide selection of materials for further analysis. The delegation also visited the National Ignition Facility for discussions on inertial confinement fusion and initiatives led by the Livermore Institute for Fusion Technology.
For the last stop of the tour, Lab experts staffed stations where Isaacman, Danly, Jordan and the rest of the contingent were briefed on key areas of work relevant to NASA and NOAA. Scientists presented on the Lab's development of space optics and the CODA telescope used for Pandora, which is studying the atmospheres of exoplanets and their host stars in conjunction with the James Webb Space Telescope; research in advanced manufacturing, design optimization and simulation, and how the capabilities could support approaches to space nuclear propulsion; an AI emulator capable of accelerating global atmospheric simulations at the kilometer scale; and a new Laboratory Directed Research and Development-funded effort using LLNL's Tuolumne and other supercomputers to analyze data from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to discover black holes.
Following the tour, Lab Director Kim Budil and National Nuclear Security Administration Livermore Field Office Manager Florence Tindle joined Isaacman, Danly and Jordan for an employee town hall. In her remarks, Budil pointed to how the Lab's unique expertise in space science, fusion, Earth system modeling, supercomputing and AI could be brought to bear to support other federal agencies, including NASA and NOAA.
"We showed today the incredible synergy between missions across agencies, how we build foundations, people, ideas and tools and bring them to this broad range of capabilities," Budil said. "We would really like to acknowledge the importance of this work to inspire and bring in the next generation of scientific talent."
DOE's Danly emphasized strengthening the relationship between NASA and DOE, pointing to the national laboratories' contributions to NASA missions and the potential for supporting NASA's goals of once again putting "boot prints on the Moon."
"My hope is that the Department of Energy and NASA have as tight a collaboration as possible," Danly said. Even if DOE scientists don't have an existing solution, he added, "at least the clue to the direction to get the answer is on a shelf in one of the national labs. We want to be there to help you with the specific mission sets you have."
NOAA's Jordan highlighted similar connections between LLNL and NOAA, particularly in atmospheric modeling, which is taking advantage of AI and exascale computing. He also pointed to the LLNL-developed mirrors used on the GOES satellite network's Solar Ultraviolet Imagers and other Lab research that has played a significant role in the agency's space situational awareness efforts.
"Our partnership between NOAA and Lawrence Livermore is incredible," Jordan said, assuring employees that "others outside of Lawrence Livermore see what you're doing, respect it, and then translate that over to their work as well."
Isaacman's town hall remarks focused on NASA's goals of "returning to stay" on the Moon through the Artemis missions, future efforts to explore Mars and beyond, and the potential for nuclear-powered propulsion for those missions, which NASA plans to develop incrementally.
"If we do this the right way and build up logically through lots of missions and not just try and jump to the dream state ... you could have something pretty powerful there," Isaacman said.
Joined by Danly and Jordan for the Q&A portion of the event, Isaacman discussed NASA's participation in DOE's Genesis Mission in response to a question about how the national AI initiative could contribute to shared scientific goals.
"I'm a huge believer in the Genesis program," Isaacman said, explaining that federal agencies like NASA can achieve more by collaborating with DOE, particularly in the computing arena, than by applying their own limited resources to similar AI problems.
Isaacman emphasized the agency's need for DOE supercomputing to analyze enormous datasets collected by its instruments, citing the collaboration with LLNL on the Roman Space Telescope project. AI and supercomputing could also reduce the time and cost of designing future spacecraft, he said.
Describing NASA as focused on complex challenges that industry cannot solve on its own, Isaacman also spoke about the opportunity for partnering more with national security organizations, adding that the agency is working to overcome cultural and institutional barriers that have made those partnerships difficult in the past.
"It's certainly not our primary mission, but it's the right thing to do, and obviously [there is] substantial benefit back within the agency itself," Isaacman said. "We very much want to collaborate in all respects, including on national security work."
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Original text here: https://www.llnl.gov/article/54986/nasa-administrator-isaacman-visits-llnl-inspiration-tour
Inter-American Development Bank: 'Are the Vulnerable Non-Poor Different? Heterogeneous Responses to Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Latin America'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper in August 2026 entitled "Are the Vulnerable Non-Poor Different? Heterogeneous Responses to Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Latin America."
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
This paper studies the dynamics of vulnerable non-poor households in Latin America, focusing on how they compare with the poor and how both groups respond to macroeconomic fluctuations. Using harmonized household survey microdata from 15 countries over more than three decades (1992-2024), complemented with longitudinal data
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper in August 2026 entitled "Are the Vulnerable Non-Poor Different? Heterogeneous Responses to Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Latin America."
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
This paper studies the dynamics of vulnerable non-poor households in Latin America, focusing on how they compare with the poor and how both groups respond to macroeconomic fluctuations. Using harmonized household survey microdata from 15 countries over more than three decades (1992-2024), complemented with longitudinal datafor four of the region's largest economies, we examine how the size of socioeconomic groups evolves with long-run economic growth and cyclical fluctuations and whether labor market responses to macroeconomic conditions differ systematically between poor and vulnerable individuals. We find that the share of vulnerable non-poor individuals has risen modestly, reflecting higher inflows from poverty than outflows to richer groups. While labor market outcomes are strongly procyclical for both poor and vulnerable individuals, a striking pattern emerges across countries: In less developed economies, vulnerable individuals experience significantly stronger cyclical changes in labor market outcomes than the poor, whereas the opposite pattern arises in more developed economies, particularly along employment margins. Exploiting longitudinal data, we further show that transitions into and out of vulnerability are driven primarily by changes in labor income, especially through employment and hourly earnings adjustments. Overall, the results highlight that the relationship between vulnerability and macroeconomic fluctuations depends critically on labor market structure, which shapes the adjustment margins available to different groups of workers
Introduction
Over the last three decades, Latin America has experienced a substantial decline in poverty (Chang et al., 2025; Gasparini et al., 2023), yet a large share of the population remains concentrated just above the poverty line. These vulnerable non-poor households are not classified as poor under conventional definitions, but they still face a substantial risk of falling into poverty in the face of adverse shocks. Understanding the dynamics of this group is particularly relevant in a region characterized by recurrent macroeconomic instability, widespread labor market informality, and limited social protection systems (Levy and Schady, 2013; OECD, 2025).
While a large literature has examined poverty dynamics and labor market adjustment over the business cycle, much less is known about how vulnerable non-poor households respond to macroeconomic fluctuations and whether their responses differ systematically from those of the poor. This distinction is potentially important. Although both groups face economic insecurity, they may occupy different positions within the labor market, differ in their attachment to employment margins, and therefore adjust differently to changes in aggregate economic conditions. Understanding these heterogeneous responses is key to characterizing the nature of vulnerability in Latin America and the mechanisms through which macroeconomic fluctuations translate into changes in socioeconomic status.
This paper studies the dynamics of poor and vulnerable non-poor groups in Latin America, with a particular focus on their relationship with macroeconomic fluctuations. To this end, we draw on the Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SEDLAC, 2024), a large database of harmonized household surveys developed by CEDLAS and the World Bank, covering 15 Latin American countries over the period 1992-2024. Throughout the paper, we classify individuals into three groups based on daily household per capita income measured in 2017 PPP US dollars: the poor, with incomes below USD 6.85; the vulnerable non-poor, with incomes between USD 6.85 and USD 14; and the non-vulnerable, with incomes above USD 14.
The analysis combines repeated cross-sectional information for the full sample of countries with longitudinal data for four of the region's largest economies--Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru-- allowing us to examine both aggregate changes in the size of socioeconomic groups and individual labor market responses over the business cycle.
We first examine how the size of these groups evolved over the last three decades and how these changes correlate with long-run economic growth and cyclical economic fluctuations. To distinguish between long-run and cyclical movements, we decompose GDP per capita into trend and cyclical components using a Hodrick-Prescott filter (Hodrick and Prescott, 1997). We document two main patterns. First, the share of vulnerable non-poor individuals increased, driven by a greater incidence of transitions from poverty into vulnerability than from vulnerability into the non-vulnerable. This increase reinforces the view of vulnerability as a quantitatively important and persistent socioeconomic condition in Latin America. Second, while long-run economic growth is associated with a moderate expansion of the vulnerable group, negative cyclical fluctuations tend to increase its size, suggesting that macroeconomic conditions induce substantial movements across socioeconomic groups. These patterns are consistent with the idea that the vulnerable non-poor function as a transition group within the region's income distribution.
We then examine whether labor market outcomes of the poor and the vulnerable non-poor respond differently to macroeconomic conditions. A central empirical challenge is that labor market outcomes and socioeconomic status may be jointly determined by contemporaneous economic conditions. To address this issue, we implement two complementary strategies. First, for a subset of countries with longitudinal data, we classify individuals into socioeconomic groups based on lagged household income and examine how subsequent labor market outcomes evolve with macroeconomic conditions. Second, using repeated cross sections for the full sample of countries, we classify individuals according to predicted household income constructed from predetermined characteristics. Both approaches yield similar patterns. Across all countries, labor market outcomes are strongly procyclical for both groups: Periods of above-trend economic activity are associated with higher employment, lower unemployment and informality, and higher wages and earnings. However, the relative magnitude of these responses differs systematically across countries with different labor market structures.
In economies with higher levels of poverty, informality, and rurality, vulnerable individuals tend to experience stronger labor market improvements during economic expansions than the poor.
In contrast, in more developed economies, the poor often exhibit larger cyclical responses, particularly along employment margins. These patterns suggest that the relationship between vulnerability and macroeconomic fluctuations depends critically on the structure of labor markets. In less developed economies, poor individuals are more likely to be concentrated in low-productivity activities with limited scope for cyclical adjustment, while vulnerable individuals appear better positioned to benefit from economic expansions. By contrast, in more developed economies, poor individuals exhibit stronger attachment to the employment and unemployment margins, making their labor market outcomes more responsive to cyclical fluctuations.
Finally, exploiting the longitudinal data available for a subset of countries, we examine transitions into and out of vulnerability, thereby linking the cyclical labor market responses with changes in socioeconomic status. We document substantial movement into and out of vulnerability over the economic cycle and show that transitions are driven primarily by changes in labor income rather than other income sources or household composition. We further show that, within labor income, both the employment and earnings margins matter, with changes in hourly labor income playing a particularly important role in transitions into and out of vulnerability.
This paper relates to several strands of the literature. First, it contributes to work on vulnerability and the vulnerable non-poor in developing countries, which emphasizes that a large share of households above the poverty line remain exposed to adverse shocks and cannot be considered economically secure (Banerjee and Duflo, 2008; Birdsall et al., 2014; Lopez-Calva and Ortiz-Juarez, 2014; OECD, 2019). Second, it relates to the literature examining labor market adjustment over the business cycle in Latin America, particularly the role of the informality and employment margins in shaping responses to macroeconomic fluctuations (Bosch and Maloney, 2010; Fernandez and Meza, 2015; Coskun, 2022). Our contribution is to bring these strands of the literature together by examining how labor market responses to cyclical fluctuations differ between poor and vulnerable non-poor individuals, how these differences vary across labor market structures in the region, and how they translate into transitions across socioeconomic groups over the cycle.
The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes the main data sources and the construction of the harmonized database used throughout the analysis. Section 3 discusses the definition and operationalization of the vulnerable non-poor group and presents its main demographic, educational, and labor market characteristics. Section 4 examines the evolution of socioeconomic groups and their relationship with long-run economic growth and cyclical fluctuations. Section 5 analyzes how labor market outcomes of poor and vulnerable individuals respond to macroeconomic conditions and whether these responses differ systematically across socioeconomic groups and countries. Section 6 exploits longitudinal data to study transitions across socioeconomic groups over the economic cycle and the labor market mechanisms underlying those transitions. Section 7 concludes.
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HUD Announces Sponsors and Exhibitors for 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2026:
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HUD Announces Sponsors and Exhibitors for 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase
Showcase Returns to National Mall September 22-24 to Celebrate American Ingenuity
WASHINGTON - HUD today announced the sponsors and exhibitors for its sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase, taking place on the National Mall from September 22-24. This year's theme, "Made in America," highlights American ingenuity and innovative approaches to expanding housing affordability and homeownership.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2026:
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HUD Announces Sponsors and Exhibitors for 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase
Showcase Returns to National Mall September 22-24 to Celebrate American Ingenuity
WASHINGTON - HUD today announced the sponsors and exhibitors for its sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase, taking place on the National Mall from September 22-24. This year's theme, "Made in America," highlights American ingenuity and innovative approaches to expanding housing affordability and homeownership.
"Under President Trump's leadership, HUD is bringing the public and private sectors together to advance bold, practical solutions for housing affordability," said Secretary Turner. "This Showcase is a powerful reminder of what is possible when free enterprise, American grit, and strong public-private partnerships come together to make the American Dream of homeownership a reality. I am grateful to our incredible sponsors and exhibitors for bringing this experience to the National Mall and giving Americans an opportunity to experience firsthand the innovation emerging across our nation."
The 2026 sponsors include International Code Council (ICC), Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Rocket, and Structural Building Components Association (SBCA).
"The Showcase highlights solutions that deliver the safe and affordable housing Americans need," said John Belcik, Chief Executive Officer of the International Code Council (ICC). "The International Code Council is thrilled to support the Showcase again this year to demonstrate how building codes protect people, save money, drive innovation, and ultimately help families achieve the American Dream."
"MHI is pleased to again partner with HUD for the 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase at a historic moment for manufactured housing," said Dr. Lesli Gooch, Chief Executive Officer of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). "As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the HUD Code, the manufactured homes on display will showcase the next generation of housing innovation and the transformative potential of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, legislation that will help unlock greater design flexibility and expand housing supply. We are grateful for HUD's leadership and encouraged by Congress' embrace of manufactured housing as an essential part of the nation's housing supply strategy. Together, we are making homeownership attainable for more Americans and delivering high-quality housing options to communities across the country."
"The National Association of Home Builders is proud to be a returning sponsor for the 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase," said Bill Owens, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). "This is an incredible opportunity to highlight the innovations happening in our industry. Our nation is facing a housing affordability crisis, and the technologies and products that are presented during this Showcase can be a part of the solution."
"From Rocket Mortgage to Redfin, Rocket is committed to helping everyone home through innovation in homeownership," said Hilary Halpern, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Rocket. "We are proud to support the Innovative Housing Showcase and especially encouraged by recent policy advances that recognize the important role manufactured housing can play in addressing affordability and supply."
"SBCA is proud to again sponsor and exhibit at HUD's Innovative Housing Showcase," said Molly Butz, Managing Director of the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA). "We believe in the value of bringing the housing industry together in a setting where people can see solutions firsthand, exchange ideas, and better understand the many ways we can work together to address housing needs across the country. This year's 'Made in America' theme makes that especially meaningful for our members, who manufacture structural building components, such as roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels, in communities nationwide and are part of the housing supply chain every day. The Showcase is a unique opportunity to connect that work with the broader conversation around innovation, affordability, and housing supply, and we're pleased to continue supporting it."
HUD's "Made in America" Showcase will spotlight American builders, manufacturers, and innovators' modern technologies and creative housing solutions that are expanding housing supply, lowering construction costs, and putting affordable homeownership back in reach for hardworking Americans. The showcase will feature a variety of full-scale housing models including manufactured, 3D printed, and modular homes built by American companies from across the nation.
Accepted exhibitors include:
* Accreditation Board for Offsite Construction Education - New York, New York
* Adept Materials - Somerville, Massachusetts
* Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies - San Antonio, Texas
* The American Housing Corporation - Austin, Texas
* Assembly OSM - New York, New York
* Azure Printed Homes, Inc. - Gardena, California
* Building America - National Lab of the Rockies (NLR), Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) - Golden, Colorado
* Cavco Homes and UMH Properties, Inc. - Phoenix, Arizona and Freehold, New Jersey
* Center for Offsite Construction & New York Institute of Technology - New York, New York and Old Westbury, New York
* Champion Homes - Troy, Michigan
* David Baker Architects / National Single-Stair Housing Architectural Design Competition - San Francisco, California
* DoBu Inc. - San Francisco, California
* Duke Energy Corporation - Charlotte, North Carolina
* Evolve Stone - Winchester, Virginia
* Florida International University (FIU) - Miami, Florida
* Guardian Structural Technologies - Cleveland, Ohio
* Highland Park Technologies - Somerville, Massachusetts
* Home Hub Labs, Inc. (HINT homes) - Charlotte, North Carolina
* Housing Innovation Alliance - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* IBACOS Inc. (MINQ) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* James Hardie - Chicago, Illinois
* Lagom Development - Madison, Georgia
* National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) - Washington, D.C.
* Purple Heart Homes - Statesville, North Carolina
* Real Torch (ATLAS) - Leawood, Kansas
* Reframe Systems - Andover, Massachusetts
* Singleton Designs, LLC - Talking Rock, Georgia
* Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) - Billings, Montana
* Uplift Microhome Corporation - Austin, Texas
* Verustruct - Newark, New Jersey
About the 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase:
HUD's "Made in America" Showcase is a free, family-friendly event open to the public on the National Mall. The event is expected to draw thousands of attendees, including Members of Congress, industry leaders, and community stakeholders. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore interactive exhibits and attend expert-led panel discussions highlighting the latest innovations in housing. Panel discussions are open to the public both in-person and virtually.
Visit the Showcase: 7th-12th Streets, The National Mall
* Tuesday, September 22: Opening Ceremony at 12:00pm, Exhibits open to the public 12:30-6:00pm
* Wednesday, September 23: Exhibits open to the public 12:00-6:00pm
* Thursday, September 24: Exhibits open to the public 12:00-4:00pm
Attend Educational Panels: Registration is required
* Wednesday, September 23: 12:00pm-2:00pm
* Thursday, September 24: 1:00pm-3:00pm
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Economics Daily: Payroll Employment Rose 162,000 in August 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Payroll employment rose 162,000 in August 2026
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in August, higher than both the previous month's increase of 21,000 and the average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, employment increased in food services and drinking places and in local government education. The information industry lost jobs.
Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 59,000 in August, well above
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Payroll employment rose 162,000 in August 2026
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in August, higher than both the previous month's increase of 21,000 and the average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, employment increased in food services and drinking places and in local government education. The information industry lost jobs.
Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 59,000 in August, well abovethe average monthly gain of 12,000 over the prior 12 months.
Local government education added 42,000 jobs in August, largely offsetting a decrease in the prior month. Local government education has shown little net change since January 2025.
Employment in manufacturing continued its upward trend (+16,000) over the month and is up by 58,000 since a recent low in December 2025. Employment in machinery manufacturing (+6,000) and in fabricated metal product manufacturing (+6,000) continued trending up in August.
Employment in health care also continued to trend up (+13,000) but at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+32,000). Home health care services (+11,000) and hospitals (+8,000) added jobs over the month.
Information employment declined by 23,000 in August, following losses that averaged 8,000 per month over the prior 12 months. In August, job losses occurred in computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (-8,000), in publishing industries (-7,000), and in broadcasting and content providers (-5,000).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. The most recent two months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation -- August 2026." We also have more charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data.
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CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Light-Up Children's Toys
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Light-Up Children's Toys
Hazard: The recalled light-up toys violate the mandatory safety standard for children's toys because the toys contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: September 10, 2026
Units: About 245,124 (ZMC Group previously recalled 124,560 battery-operated
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Light-Up Children's Toys
Hazard: The recalled light-up toys violate the mandatory safety standard for children's toys because the toys contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: September 10, 2026
Units: About 245,124 (ZMC Group previously recalled 124,560 battery-operatedlight up toys on May 07, 2026, which are included in the total of 245,124)
Consumer Contact: Email ZMC Group at recallzmctoy@gmail.com.
Recall Details
Description: This recall expansion involves ZMC Group battery-operated light-up toys including a Mexican flag theme foam stick, a Unicorn headband, assorted colors and transparent jelly rings and heart shaped balloon flowers.
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Product Name ... Item #
19.4" Mexican Flag Theme Light Up Stick ... SS041-M
Light-Up Unicorn Headband ... G02-UN
Light-Up Assorted Colors Jelly Rings ... PS270
Light-Up Transparent Jelly Rings ... PS271
Light-Up Heart Balloon Flower ... 777-1
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Packaging for the products has a label with the item number, identification of the distributor, place of manufacture, production date and batch number.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the toys immediately, take them away from children and contact ZMC Group for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to remove the batteries, write "RECALLED" or a large "X" on the product with a permanent marker and submit a photo of the disposed product to recallzmctoy@gmail.com.
Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Sold At: Diva at Heart, primarily in California, Texas, Oregon, Mississippi, and Arizona, and various distributors and retail stores and online at https://www.divaatheartsj.com/ from October 2018 through July 2026.
Importer(s): ZMC Group Inc., of Los Angeles, California
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-766
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/ZMC-Group-Expands-Recall-of-Light-Up-Childrens-Toys-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Battery-Ingestion-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Toys
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Bear-Shaped Decorative Refrigerator Magnets
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Bear-Shaped Decorative Refrigerator Magnets (10, 20 or 30 pieces)
Hazard: The recalled refrigerator magnets violate the mandatory standard for magnets because they contain loose magnets posing an ingestion hazard to children and can appeal to children or teens. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Bear-Shaped Decorative Refrigerator Magnets (10, 20 or 30 pieces)
Hazard: The recalled refrigerator magnets violate the mandatory standard for magnets because they contain loose magnets posing an ingestion hazard to children and can appeal to children or teens. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage ofthe intestines, blood poisoning and death.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: September 10, 2026
Units: 4,640
Consumer Contact: SHEIN toll-free at 833-853-8668 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at uscsteam@shein.com or online at https://us.shein.com/product-recalls/list or https://us.shein.com and click "Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves Bear-Shaped Decorative Refrigerator Magnets with the SKU sh2403211731230106 printed on the label of the packaging. The refrigerator magnets come in 10, 20 or 30 pieces with various colors and are sold packaged in small plastic bags.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bear-shaped refrigerator magnets immediately, take them away from children and contact SHEIN for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to affirm they threw the recalled refrigerator magnets away.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Sold Online At: SHEIN.com from May 2025 through February 2026 for between $3 and $4.
Importer(s): SHEIN Distribution Corporation, of Los Angeles, California
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-760
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/SHEIN-Distribution-Corporation-Recalls-Bear-Shaped-Refrigerator-Magnets-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Magnet-Ingestion-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Magnets
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving AGA Elise, Mercury Series Freestanding Dual Fuel Ranges, La Cornue CornuFe 90, CornuFe 110 Series Freestanding Dual Fuel Ranges
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: AGA Elise and Mercury Series Freestanding Dual Fuel Ranges and La Cornue CornuFe 90 and CornuFe 110 Series Freestanding Dual Fuel Ranges
Hazard: Dual Fuel Ranges with a missing cap from the gas test port can cause a gas leak, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire or explosion hazards.
Remedy: Repair
Recall Date: September 10, 2026
Units: About 3,992 (In addition, about 336 were sold in Canada)
Consumer Contact: AGA Rangemaster recall line toll-free at 888-257-7912
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: AGA Elise and Mercury Series Freestanding Dual Fuel Ranges and La Cornue CornuFe 90 and CornuFe 110 Series Freestanding Dual Fuel Ranges
Hazard: Dual Fuel Ranges with a missing cap from the gas test port can cause a gas leak, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire or explosion hazards.
Remedy: Repair
Recall Date: September 10, 2026
Units: About 3,992 (In addition, about 336 were sold in Canada)
Consumer Contact: AGA Rangemaster recall line toll-free at 888-257-7912from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.agarangeusa/testcap-recall or www.lacornueusa/testcap-recall and click on "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves freestanding AGA Elise and Mercury Series Dual Fuel Ranges, in 36- and 48-inch widths and freestanding La Cornue CornuFe Series Dual Fuel Ranges in 36- and 43-inch widths manufactured between March 19, 2025 and July 24, 2026. All units have gas surface burners, set for Natural or LP gas, with one to three electric ovens depending on size. The products are sold in stainless steel, white and 13 other colors, which can be found at www.agarangeusa.com and www.lacornueusa.com. All colors, trim options and gas types (Natural or LP) are included. The serial number is on the rating plate, which is located on the bottom panel of the unit under the storage drawer.
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Model ... Production Date Range
AEL361DF ... 3/19/25 to 7/24/26
AEL481DF ... 3/19/25 to 7/24/26
AMC36DF ... 3/19/25 to 7/24/26
AMC48DF ... 3/19/25 to 7/24/26
LAC9 ... 3/19/25 to 7/24/26
LAC1 ... 3/19/25 to 7/24/26
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Remedy: Consumers should shut off the gas supply to avoid the risk of gas leak immediately and contact AGA Rangemaster. Consumers should promptly determine if their range is subject to recall by locating the model/serial number on the rating plate (on the bottom panel under the storage drawer) and visiting the Recall webpage at www.lacornueusa.com/testcap-recall or www.agarangeusa.com/testcap-recall. If subject to the recall, consumers should contact AGA Rangemaster for a free inspection and repair by a certified technician. Consumers can continue to use only the electric oven sections of the range. The gas surface burners cannot be used.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Sold At: Authorized appliance dealers nationwide from March 2025 through July 2026 for about $6,000 to $20,000.
Manufacturer(s): AGA Rangemaster Limited, of United Kingdom
Manufactured In: United Kingdom
Recall number: 26-756
Fast Track Recall
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Dual-Fuel-Ranges-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Fire-or-Explosion-Hazards-Manufactured-by-AGA-Rangemaster
