US economy adds 119,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate rises

Does'America First' make the US weaker? Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene? United States job growth accelerated in September despite a cooling job market as the unemployment rate rose. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 119,000 jobs after a downwardly revised 4,000 drop in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released on Thursday. The healthcare sector had the most gains, totalling 43,000 jobs in September.