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International Business Times
International Business Times
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U.S. Job Growth Is Expected To Slow In September. Unemployment Is Forecast To Hold At 4.1%

Employment increased that month in food services and drinking places and local government education, while the information sector lost jobs. (Credit: AFP)

U.S. hiring is expected to have slowed in September after a stronger-than-expected increase a month earlier, with Friday's employment report set to provide the latest reading on a labor market that has shown relatively low layoffs but restrained hiring.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the September employment report at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, Oct. 2. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect nonfarm payrolls to have increased by 84,000, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%.

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