U.S. payrolls rise by 29,000 in September; unemployment rate is 4.2%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported little change in hiring and joblessness, while the U.S. Trade Representative pointed to manufacturing gains.
What we know
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics said payroll employment rose by 29,000 in September and described the change as small. [1]
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the unemployment rate was 4.2% in September and also changed little. [1]
- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said manufacturing added 9,000 jobs in September and 72,000 so far this year. [2]
- Not yet confirmed: The sources do not say how September compares with earlier months, which industries drove the overall gain, or whether the figures were revised. The manufacturing numbers come from the Trade Representative's post, not from the Bureau of Labor Statistics post. The attribution of manufacturing gains to President Trump's policies is the Trade Representative's claim, and the sources do not independently establish it.
Payroll employment increased by 29,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said in a post on X on Friday. The agency said both measures changed little over the month.[1]
The BLS post did not include further detail on the report in the text provided.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a separate post on X that manufacturing added 9,000 jobs in September. It said the sector has added 72,000 jobs so far this year.[2]
The Trade Representative's office credited "President Trump's pro-growth policies" for the manufacturing gains. That is the office's characterization, and the posts do not provide evidence on what drove the hiring.[2]
The posts do not give figures for other sectors or comparisons with prior months.
RECEIPTS · 2 SOURCES
- 1POST ON X · @BLS_gov (BLS-Labor Statistics)Both payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in September https://t.co/ZwrVfLviqL #JobsReport #BLSdataOpen source ↗ Archived copy
- 2POST ON X · @USTradeRep (United States Trade Representative)Driven by President Trump’s pro-growth policies, the manufacturing sector added an additional 9K jobs in September, totaling +72K jobs so faOpen source ↗ Archived copy