Hiring slows in September with job growth of 29K

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 495

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm elections.

September growth was a large dip from a strong August number that was revised down from 162,000 to 133,000 in the new report. July jobs were also revised from an increase of 21,000 to a decrease of 10,000, according to the …

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