Economists had projected the US added 140,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.

A significantly weaker labor market increases the chances that the Fed will make deeper cuts to the benchmark interest rate.

The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.1 percent, according to Labor ...

Although July’s gains were revised even lower and June’s were slashed by 61,000 ... a historic streak of expansion. The US economy has added jobs for 44 months in a row, the fifth-longest ...

Although July’s gains were revised even lower and June’s were slashed by 61,000 ... a historic streak of expansion. The US economy has added jobs for 44 months in a row, the fifth-longest ...

The economy added a healthy 142,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate fell. BUT: Hiring was significantly weaker in June and July than initially believed. The US economy created just ...

The American labor market added 142,000 jobs ... of economic growth in the United States, rose at a healthy pace in July. The economy grew at a solid 3% annual pace in the April-June quarter.

WASHINGTON - US hiring bounced back in August but ... The world’s biggest economy added an estimated 142,000 jobs in August, an increase from July’s figure which was revised notably lower ...

July’s shockingly weak jobs report stoked fears that the jobs market was collapsing, potentially taking the economy into a downturn. Although July’s gains were revised even lower and June’s ... The US ...