Why mortgage rates barely budged after jobs report beat estimates

August payrolls rose 162,000 with 4.1% unemployment, but the 10-year yield stayed steady as markets looked to inflation week. Jobs Friday for August came with a bang to the upside, with 162,000 jobs created, positive revisions and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. All that — and the 10-year yield barely budged [1].

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1. housingwire.com · Why mortgage rates barely budged after jobs report beat estimates Sep 4, 2026
2. axios.com · America's jobs scare recedes Sep 4, 2026

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