US firms add just 29,000 Jobs, unemployment rate ticks up

The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, pointing to employers’ cautiousness to hire amid rising costs. Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. That missed all estimates …

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