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The U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, far short of expectations, in a sign that the labor market remains steady but may not be able ...

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DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business on the September jobs report: "The numbers do not look good. I'm looking at 29,000 jobs added. That is well below expectations for 90,000, and our unemployment rate jumps up to 4.2%. A significant slowdown." [image or embed]

-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 8:38 AM Oct 2, 2026

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In addition to the weakness in September, the August jobs count was revised lower to reflect a gain of 133,000 while July switched from a gain to a loss as payrolls fell by 10,000. The revisions in total showed 60,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.

www.cnbc.com

#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-10-02 10:14 AM | Reply

Trump's tariffs and war of choice are hitting the wallets of the vast majority of Americans everywhere we shop.

Recession can't be far behind. Stock market held up by a handful of tech companies.

Yer doin' a heck of a job, Donnie!

#2 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-10-02 10:28 AM | Reply

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar

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Kevin Hassett on the unemployment rate going up: "People are seeing the strong labor market and they're saying, 'Oh! I need to get back to the labor force because I'm going to make so much money.' That's one reason the unemployment rate just ticked in a different direction."

Lol

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-02 10:38 AM | Reply

Fox host said to be 'nearly in tears' after ill-timed jobs report wallops team dotard

www.rawstory.com

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-02 10:51 AM | Reply

The new gilded age!

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-02 12:27 PM | Reply

And they're the best jobs ever.

#6 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-02 01:34 PM | Reply

Non-paywalled article on the topic...

US job growth undershoots expectations in September, but labor market remains stable
www.reuters.com

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-02 02:59 PM | Reply

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