US Created 29,000 Jobs in September, a Rise of Just One-Tenth
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
In September, the U.S. economy added approximately 29,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate rising slightly to 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This marks a small increase in the unemployment rate, which has remained between 4.1% and 4.3% since March. The data included a downward revision of 60,000 jobs from previous months. The total number of unemployed individuals rose by around 100,000 to 7.1 million. Youth and Black Americans faced the highest unemployment rates at 14.5% and 7%, respectively. The healthcare sector continued to grow, adding 17,000 jobs, while construction and manufacturing saw minimal changes.
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