{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:33:03.212Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_11202025.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"46f0b5845c4a678b","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Payroll employment edges up 119,000 in September; unemployment rate changes little at 4.4%","excerpt":"","published_at":"2025-11-20T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:30.205Z","topics":["jobs","rates"],"importance":3,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/jobs-report-september-2025/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_11202025.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"46f0b5845c4a678b","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."],"what_it_says":"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.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_11202025.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:31:03.393Z"}}