U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%
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Key takeaways
- The U.S. added 29000 jobs in September, falling well short of the expected 90000.
- The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent in September.
- Treasury yields slumped and stock index futures gained following the jobs report.
The U.S. labor market showed weakness in September, potentially giving the Federal Reserve room to hold interest rates even as inflation remains elevated.
The U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, according to the government’s Nonfarm Payrolls Report released Friday morning. That was below the consensus forecast of 90,000 and compared with August’s gain of 133,000 (revised down from an originally reported 162,000).
The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, versus expectations of 4.1% and August’s reading of 4.1%.
In addition to August’s downward revision, July’s 21,000 jobs gain was revised to a jobs loss of 10,000.
Market reaction to the employment report
Already higher on the session, bitcoin continued just under $87,000 in the minutes following the release. U.S. stock index futures were adding to gains, the Nasdaq rising 1.2%.
The 10-year Treasury yield slumped by 7 basis points to 5.17%, and the 2-year yield fell by a similar margin to 4.71%. Gold gained more than 1%, and the greenback fell versus major currencies.
Checking other report numbers, average hourly earnings rose just 0.1% last month, well shy of forecasts for 0.3% and August’s 0.3%. On a year-over-year basis, average hourly earnings were higher by 3% against forecasts for 3.2% and August’s 3.1%.
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