Economy adds 136K jobs in September as jobless rate reached 50-year low
By Sylvan Lane - 10/04/19 08:35 AM EDT
The U.S. added 136,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department reported Friday, slightly missing economists' expectations but dragging the unemployment rate to its lowest level since December 1969.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent from 3.7 percent while the labor force participation rate held even at 62.3 percent. The August total job gain was revised up to 168,000 from an initially reported 130,000, while July’s gain was revised up to 166,000 from a previous estimate of 159,000 new hires.
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