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The U.S. jobs market just took a turn for the worse. Or did it?

The U.S. jobs market just took a turn for the worse. Or did it?

  • Time:

    13:00

  • Date:

    03 Oct 2026

  • Read Time:

    1 min

  • Author:

    Just2Trade Research Team

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The economy is adding just enough jobs to keep unemployment low

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A "We're Hiring!" sign for Redion is displayed next to a small globe at a job fair.
Some companies are hiring here and there, but U.S. economy is not producing many jobs.

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The bottom didn’t drop out of the labor market after a poor September U.S. jobs report. But what it did show is hiring is slow and it’s a tough time to find work.

, down from 133,000 in August.

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