https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/jobs-report---september-2019.html
September unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, a 50-year low, as payrolls rise by 136,000
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September unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, a 50-year low, as payrolls rise by 136,000
- The jobless rate in September dropped 0.2 percentage points to 3.5%, the lowest since December 1969.
- Nonfarm payrolls rose by 136,000 in September, below the 145,000 forecast by economists polled by Dow Jones.
- However, past numbers were revised higher. August was revised up to 168,000 from an initial estimate of 130,000, while July was increased to 166,000 from 159,000, for a net gain of 45,000.
- Wages rose just 2.9% for the year, the lowest increase since July 2018.
- the jobless rate for Hispanics also hit a new record low, while the level for African Americans maintained its lowest ever.
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