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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday.

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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the report.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The report, delayed due to a roughly 40-day government shutdown, was released on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
🎯IMPACT: The jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent in September, up from 4.3 percent in August, while job growth exceeded Wall Street expectations.

IN FULL
The Labor Department (DOL) reported that the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The report, released Thursday, was delayed due to a 43-day Democrat-caused government shutdown that affected federal agencies.
Notably, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which prepared the report, announced it will not release an October jobs report as a result of the shutdown. Due to the lapse in funding, the BLS was unable to complete key surveys that are used to determine the number jobs added and the unemployment rate. However, the agency has indicated that it will release a partial sample of data for October, along with the November jobs report, when it is released in December.
The unemployment rate for September increased slightly to 4.4 percent, compared to 4.3 percent in August, according to the data. Wall Street analysts had predicted far fewer job gains, making the 119,000 figure a positive surprise for the markets.
The shutdown, which caused significant delays in federal operations, impacted the timing of key economic reports, including this one.
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