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TRX U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September; unemployment rate rose to 4.2%
CoinDesk and r/stocks report that U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000 in September while the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, with prior months revised lower. CoinDesk also notes traders were pricing a 23% chance of a second Fed rate hike later in the month.
Why “Unverified”
- Reported by CoinDesk alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
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What the sources claim
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The U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.
“U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September. with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%”
CoinDesk -
Ahead of the report, traders were pricing only a 23% chance of a second Fed rate hike at the central bank's policy meeting later this month.
“traders were pricing in only a 23% of a second Fed rate hike at the U.S. central bank's policy meeting later this month”
CoinDesk -
Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 29,000 in September while the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 29,000 for the month while the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.”
r/stocks -
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected job growth of 84,000 and an unemployment rate of 4.1%.
“Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for job growth of 84,000 and an unemployment rate of 4.1%.”
r/stocks -
August jobs were revised lower to a gain of 133,000 and July payrolls fell by 10,000, with total revisions showing 60,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.
“the August jobs count was revised lower to reflect a gain of 133,000 while July switched from a gain to a loss as payrolls fell by 10,000”
r/stocks
Sources
Summary and claims extracted by deepseek/deepseek-flash with prompt analyze-story@3 on 2026-10-02 13:00 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.