ABA-194,000 Jobs Added in September, Unemployment Rate at 4.8%.

ENPNewswire-October 11, 2021--ABA-194,000 Jobs Added in September, Unemployment Rate at 4.8%

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Release date- 08102021 - Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Total unemployed persons fell to 7.7 million in September, and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.8%.

Most of the job gains in September were in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in retail trade, and in transportation and warehousing.

Employment in professional and business services increased by 60,000 in September. Employment rose in architectural and engineering services (+15,000), management and technical consulting services (+15,000), and computer systems design and related services (+9,000). Since February 2020, employment in professional and business services is down by 385,000.

Transportation and warehousing added 47,000 jobs in September, bringing employment in the industry above (+72,000) its...

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