US economy added 29,000 jobs in September: BLS
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The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate also ticked up slightly to 4.2 percent, the BLS reported. The economy added 162,000 jobs in August, after employers added 31,000 and 21,000 jobs in June and July…
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Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last month’s gains, and unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%, a sign of a cooling labor market in the final jobs report before the midterm election…
U.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it comes a month before Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Beth Hammack, president of the Federal…
The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, pointing to employers’ cautiousness to hire amid rising costs. Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. That missed all estimates in…
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- Unemployment Ticks Up, U.S. Add Disappointing Number Of Jobs In September (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
This jobs report is the last one to be released before the midterm elections.
- America Added 29,000 Jobs in September, Unemployment Ticked Up to 4.2% (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent. Economists had expected the economy to add 85,000 jobs and the unemployment to hold steady at 4.1 percent. The U.S. labor market has experienced
- US economy added 29,000 jobs in September: BLS (opens The Hill in a new tab)
The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate also ticked up slightly to 4.2 percent, the BLS reported. The economy added 162,000 jobs in August, after employers added 31,000 and 21,000 jobs in June and July…
- US firms add just 29,000 Jobs, unemployment rate ticks up (opens The Korea Herald in a new tab)
The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, pointing to employers’ cautiousness to hire amid rising costs. Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. That missed all estimates in…
- US job growth slows sharply in September, unemployment rises (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
US job growth slowed more than expected in September, but that likely does not signal a material shift in the labour market, with the weakness likely related to a calendar quirk. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 29,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 133,000 rise in August, the Labor Department’s closely…
- U.S. Economy Added 29,000 Jobs in September, Short of Projected 90,000 (opens The American Conservative in a new tab)
State of the Union: Friday’s employment report will be the last before the November election.
- Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2% (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below the 84,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
- US adds 29,000 jobs in September, far short of expectations (opens Semafor in a new tab)
The report adds to evidence that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its October meeting.
- US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last month’s gains, and unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%, a sign of a cooling labor market in the final jobs report before the midterm election…
- US job growth slows sharply in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.2% - Key highlights here (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
US job growth slowed unexpectedly in September, with nonfarm payrolls revised down. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.
- US jobs growth undershoots expectations with 60,000 fewer jobs added than expected (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Friday's update is the final official jobs snapshot prior to Nov. 3 elections that will reveal whether Trump's Republicans can preserve their full command of Congress
- Another disappointing jobs report suggests more challenges for Trump, GOP (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent while wages continued to lag behind inflation in the government’s final jobs report before the Nov. 3 midterm election.
