Disappointing 29,000 jobs added in September

… <article itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="body-text"> <p>WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a time of discontent over the high cost of living and the state of the economy.</p> <p>Hiring dropped from a revised 133,000 in August, the Labor Department reported. The unemployment rate rose to a still-low 4.2% from 4.1% in August,</p> <p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/u-s-unemployment-claims-dip-to-the-lowest-since-mid-july"><strong>READ MORE:</strong> U.S. unemployment claims dip to the lowest since mid-July</a></p> <p>Economists had expected September payrolls to come in at 90,000.</p> </div> <div class="newsletter-inline style-yellow"> <div class="subscribe__form"> …