September jobs report today: The US economy added only 29,000 nonfarm jobs in September, according to the Labor Department. Economists had expected a gain of about 90,000. The unemployment rate also moved up to 4.2% from 4.1%.
Payroll growth for July and August was cut by a combined 60,000 jobs . August's gain was revised to 133,000, while July was revised to a 10,000-job decline .
