nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Add 1.4 Million Jobs||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June, in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.