Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, blowing past expectations

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Employers across the U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, marking a pickup after previous employment data had shown a slowdown in hiring. The report marks the first official job tally since the  government shutdown ended last week, ending a six-week blackout on labor data. The numbers Economists had forecast payroll gains of 50,000 jobs in September, according to a poll by FactSet.  The unemployment rate rose 4.4% in September, up from 4.3% in August and the highest level since Oct. 2021. With