Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social assistance, and construction. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical ... (full story)

The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.1 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday. The September jobs report blew past economist expectations, which foresaw 140,000 jobs added and a jobless rate of 4.2 percent. The September jobs report comes roughly a month before the election, in which Vice President Harris is closing the gap with former President Trump on who voters trust more to handle the economy. It also comes just two weeks after the Federal Reserve opted to cut interest rates for the first time since it began its aggressive rate hike ... (full story)