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title: "In September, the U.S. non-farm payrolls added 119,000 jobs, significantly exceeding expectations, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 4.4%, reaching the highest level in four years"
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description: "In September, the United States added 119,000 non-farm jobs, far exceeding expectations, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, reaching a four-year high. Average hourly wages increased by 3.8% year-on-year and 0.2% month-on-month. The data was originally scheduled for release on October 3 but was postponed due to the government shutdown. Market risk warning, investment should be cautious"
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# In September, the U.S. non-farm payrolls added 119,000 jobs, significantly exceeding expectations, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 4.4%, reaching the highest level in four years

The U.S. labor market shows signs of stabilization before the government shutdown.

On Thursday local time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest non-farm payroll data.

The results showed that the U.S. non-farm employment increased by 119,000 in September, **more than double the expected 51,000.** However, at the same time, the number of jobs added in August was revised down from an increase of 22,000 to a decrease of 4,000, **with a total downward revision of 33,000 for July and August non-farm employment.**

The U.S. unemployment rate in September was 4.4%, higher than the expected and previous value of 4.3%, **the highest since October 2021.**

In September, the average hourly wage in the U.S. increased by 3.8% year-on-year, with expectations for it to remain flat at the previous month's 3.7%. Month-on-month, it was 0.2% lower than expected, with the increase slightly narrowing from the previous month's 0.3%.

This non-farm data was originally scheduled to be released on October 3 and was the first important data to be delayed during the U.S. government shutdown. However, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics had completed data collection before the government shutdown began on October 1, this report also became one of the earliest released data after the government reopened.

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