Market SignalSaturday, October 3, 2026

U.S. Employers Add Just 29,000 Jobs in September as Unemployment Rises

Sourced from 7 publications

•U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September, far below the approximately 84,000 forecasters expected, per the Washington Post.
•Unemployment rose to 4.2% while prior months' job gains were revised down by a combined 60,000, according to NPR.
•The report has implications for consumer prices and interest rate decisions, with the Fed having raised rates just weeks earlier.
•Gold futures reversed early gains and turned lower despite the weak payroll figures, per Seeking Alpha.
•The jobs report is the last before November midterm elections, adding a political dimension to the economic data.

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Private Sector Jobs Are Still Growing

Seekingalpha

What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy

PBS NewsHour

September jobs report misses expectations

Thehill

Gold futures turn lower as weak U.S. payrolls fail to sustain gains

Seekingalpha

US adds just 29,000 jobs as unemployment rises before midterm elections

Al Jazeera

U.S. Labor Market Shifts to a Lower Gear

New York Times

The Fed Is Done After The September Jobs Report

Seekingalpha

Disappointing 29,000 jobs added in September as unemployment ticks up

PBS NewsHour

U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, signaling a slower labor market

Washington Post

The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September as job market lacks spark

NPR News

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