U.S. Job Market Soared in September, Exceeding Analysts Expectations

The U.S. job market surpassed forecasts with a staggering addition of 254,000 new jobs in September. Experts were forecasting the number to be around 150,000.

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, fell from 4.2% in August to 4.1% in September.

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“You really couldn’t ask realistically for a better report for the economy — coupled with finding out that the port strike is not going to be an extended matter, and that at least for months, this is not going to be an issue,” Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee told Bloomberg Television Friday. “Those are two pieces of very

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