10.6.2012
The latest US jobs report says 114,000 payroll jobs were added in September, slightly more than expected, while the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent.
The much-anticipated jobs report, released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, said employment had increased in health care, transportation and warehousing, “but changed little in most other major industries.”
The report comes at an important moment in the US presidential election race, in which the jobs market is a key issue.
Learn more about these new figures at and more about the election at GlobalPost
Posted at 5:58 PM
