Hiring Steady As Employers Add 136,000 Jobs; Unemployment Dips To 3.5%
U.S. employers added 136,000 jobs in September — a sign of continued resilience in the labor market amid growing signals that the economy is losing steam. The jobless rate was the lowest since 1969.
by Scott Horsley
Oct 04, 2019
2 minutes
Updated at 10 a.m. ET
U.S. employers added 136,000 jobs in September — a sign of continued resilience in the labor market amid growing signals that the economy is losing steam.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% — the lowest since December 1969 — but the pace of hiring has slowed from last
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