U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in August, and the nation’s unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Meanwhile, average hourly pay for workers rose 2.5 percent from a year earlier, to $26.39 from $25.74. Leaders & Laggards Below are the industries with the highest and lowest rates of employment growth for the most recent month. Additionally, monthly growth rates are shown for the prior year. The latest month’s figures are highlighted. Wage data are shown when available. August marked the 83rd straight month of U.S. job growth, the longest such streak on ... (full story)