# US job growth slows as unemployment rises before midterm elections

https://mins.news/en/item/83826

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 16:20 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/2/us-job-growth-slows-as-unemployment-rises-before-midterm-elections?traffic_source=rss

> US employers added 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists’ forecasts, while unemployment rose from 4.1 percent to 4.2 percent, Labor Department data showed. Healthcare provided most of the gains, financial activities lost 7,000 jobs and annual wage growth slowed to 3 percent, its weakest pace in five years. Earlier job figures were revised lower.

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