U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Payroll employment edges up 119,000 in September; unemployment rate changes little at 4.4%
· via BLS
Key points
- Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 119,000 in September but has shown little change since April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult women (4.2 percent) and Asians (4.4 percent) increased in September.
- The employment-population ratio, at 59.7 percent, also changed little in September but was down by 0.4 percentage point over the year.
- Employment in transportation and warehousing declined by 25,000 in September as job losses occurred in warehousing and storage (-11,000) and couriers and messengers (-7,000).
- In manufacturing, the average workweek changed little at 39.9 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 2.9 hours.
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