The closely followed report was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 3, but it was shelved by the government shutdown.
the details of the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paint a more mixed picture, of a labor market that has recently begun to look more wobbly amid high-profile layoff announcements from a host of blue-chip companies.
September’s employment gains were concentrated in health care, food and drinking establishments, and social assistance. Manufacturing shed 6,000 jobs, continuing a trend in a sector the Trump administration has touted as a key target of its economic policies. Transportation and warehousing also saw job losses totaling 25,300.
The unemployment rate climbed from 4.3% to 4.4% in September, though the pick up was due in part to an increase in the labor force, which the BLS said gained 450,000 new potential workers.
The pace of wage growth slowed.