Employment Situation News Release 2025 M09 Results

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Home > Browse by Title > The Employment Situation Updated on: November 20, 2025 / 10:59 AM EST / CBS News 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. 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 robust job growth in September, that suggests more people are re-entering the workforce to search for a job, economists said. The Labor Department also revised job growth down for July and August by a combined 33,000, a sign that hiring during those months was weaker than previously reported. • The latest snapshot of the US labor market showed an unexpected rebound of 119,000 jobs in September but a loss for August and a lower total for July. The report was originally scheduled for October 3 but released today after a seven-week delay due to the government shutdown.

• It comes as earnings reports from some of America’s major companies flash warning signs about the US economy, with consumers and businesses becoming more cautious about their spending. • The September report has taken on increased significance since it will be the only snapshot of the labor market that the Federal Reserve will have in hand to assess the state of the... • Today’s data was expected to show that the unemployment rate held at 4.3% and that around 50,000 jobs were added, a far cry from last September, when the US economy added 240,000 jobs. Our live coverage of the September jobs report has ended. Analysis is available here and a more detailed look at the report can be found here.

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