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US Adds 29,000 Jobs in September, Jobless Rate Rises

Bloomberg2 October 2026, 12:49 UTCUnited States of America

A huge miss on the September US jobs report. Payrolls rose by 29,000, the estimate was for a gain of 90,000. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. Bloomberg's Michael McKee reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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