U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Both payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in September
· via BLS
Key points
- The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range of 4.1 percent to 4.3 percent since March.
- The jobless rates for adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (3.6 percent), teenagers (14.5 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Asian (2.9 percent), or Hispanic (4.7 percent) showed little change over the month.
- Manufacturing employment was little changed in September (+9,000) but is up by 72,000 since a recent low in December 2025.
- In September, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 5 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $37.81.
- The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised down by 31,000, from +21,000 to -10,000, and the change for August was revised down by 29,000, from +162,000 to +133,000.
Official source
BLSOct 2, 2026Official release ↗
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