29,000 jobs were added in September, far below the 84,000 economists expected, while unemployment rose to 4.2%. July and August job gains were revised down by 60,000 combined, extending the labor market’s soft patch.
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Stocks rally; yields complicate the story
The weak report helped stocks surge as traders saw less pressure on the Fed...
