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US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains

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Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last month’s gains, and unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%, a sign of a cooling labor market in the final jobs report before th

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Both outlets focus on the same Bureau of Labor Statistics report: 29,000 jobs added in September and unemployment edging up to 4.2%. The Guardian US frames it as a sharp drop from August and notes it was the final jobs report before the midterm elections, while The Hill uses a more neutral BLS-led headline and adds the August figure in its extract.

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