The fever hasn’t broken yet for America’s employment market. The economy added 263,000 jobs in September
, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That’s slightly higher than economists’ estimates of 250,000, according to Refinitiv.
While still a robust headline number, it is the second consecutive month of falling totals, pointing to a labor market slowdown. The unemployment rate fell back to 3.5% from 3.7%. This story is developing and will be updated.
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