Job Report in US, September 2017 – Employment down by 33,000 after hurricanes

The unemployment rate declined to 4.2 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-33,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A sharp employment decline in food services and drinking places and below-trend growth in some other industries likely reflected the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Employment Situation Summary