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Unemployment rate hits 4-year high — but it's not as bad as it looks

The U.S. unemployment rate crept up to 4.4% in September from 4.3% in the prior month and touched a four-year high, but it wasn't all bad news. An estimated 470,000 people entered the labor force in ... Read More

US Adds 119,000 Jobs in September 2025 as Unemployment Rate Hits 4.4%: Jobs Report

U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 119,000 in September after the original August estimate was revised down from +22,000 to –4,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ... Read More

The US economy added 119,000 jobs in September, but unemployment rose to a nearly four-year high

A long-awaited jobs report offered a mixed picture of the US labor market. The economy added 119,000 jobs in September, an unexpected rebound for the labor market — but it comes as the overall economy ... Read More

Official Job Market Data Is Delayed: Here's What Private Sources Say

With government data on the job market for November still weeks away, a pair of private reports show pink slips are flying faster than job offers. Read More

US economy saw stronger-than-expected job growth in September, but the unemployment rate rose

• The latest snapshot of the US labor market showed an unexpected rebound of 119,000 jobs in September but a loss for August and a lower total for July. The report was originally scheduled for October ... Read More

The Jobs Report Is Canceled. Here’s What Private Data Shows.

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer. By Ben Casselman Job growth has remained ... Read More

Small businesses slashed jobs in November amid concerns about labor market

Payroll processor ADP said in its monthly report private employers shed 32,000 jobs last month in the latest sign of potential trouble in the labor market. It was a sharp slowdown from October, ... Read More

Is the job market getting worse? As the shutdown continues, this is what we know

The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the labor market for the second month in a row. Without that official jobs tally, the available signals are mixed. This ... Read More

Corporate profits are soaring even as layoffs mount. Economists call it a "jobless boom."

As U.S. corporate profits rise and the stock market hits new highs, investors are reaping the rewards. Yet beneath the surge, companies have cut nearly 1 million jobs this year — the most since 2020, ... Read More