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The Employment Situation, September 2026
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on October 2, 2026.
The September jobs report as the bureau published it on October 2, 2026: payrolls, unemployment, revisions, hours, and earnings.
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… Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until USDL-26-1549 8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, October 2, 2026 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 * cesinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION - SEPTEMBER 2026 Both nonfarm payroll employment (+29,000) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) changed little in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in all major industries changed little over the month. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the …
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- Payrolls rose by an estimated 29,000 in September, a change too small for the survey to tell from none · cited for the release's own payroll, unemployment, revision, industry, hours, and earnings figures
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Timeline entries this record anchors: September employment release; Next Employment Situation, for October.