WASHINGTON - The U.S. created more jobs last month than expected while revised figures showed the labor market was stronger in August than first thought. The U.S. Labor Department said the economy added 110,000 new jobs in September, higher than the 100,000 figure predicted by economists.
Employment rose in September, and the unemployment rate was essentially
unchanged at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 110,000 following increases of 93,000 in July and 89,000 in August (as revised).
In September,health care, food services, and professional and technical services continued to add jobs, while employment trended down in manufacturing and construction.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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