US hiring slows and unemployment ticks higher in September, a month before Americans head to polls

U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate increased. The report comes one month before midterm elections amid voter concerns regarding the economy and cost of living.
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. Hiring dropped from a...
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