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BUSINESS● LOWOct 2 · Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 PM

US economy added 29,000 jobs in September: BLS

The Hill · north america

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, respectively. But BLS…

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