A cooling economy sets the stage for high-stakes jobs report
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The Labor Department is finally releasing the jobs report for September, which was delayed for weeks due to the government shutdown. It is expected to show the economy added around 50,000 jobs that month.
• The September jobs report, originally scheduled for October 3, is set to be released Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET after being delayed due to the government shutdown. • It comes as earnings reports from some of America’s major companies flash warning signs about the US economy, with consumers and businesses becoming more cautious about their spending. • The September report has taken on increased significance since it will be the only snapshot of the labor market that the Federal Reserve will have in hand to assess the state of the economy when policymakers meet on December 9-10. • Today’s data is expected to show that the unemployment rate held at 4.3% and that around 50,000 jobs were added, a far cry from last September, when the US economy added 240,000 jobs. Economists broadly expect that around 50,000 jobs were added in September and that the unemployment rate stayed at 4.3%, still the highest level in nearly four years. That would be an improvement on August’s data, which showed just 22,000 jobs were added.
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