Americans grew more confident about their jobs in September, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Survey of Consumer Expectations, released Oct. 7.
Canada's job market lost ground for a second straight month in September. Statistics Canada reported on Oct. 9 that employment fell by 68,000, or 0.3%, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 6.5%.
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index fell 0.5% in September to 107.56, while the share of consumers saying jobs are hard to get rose to 21.9%.
The number of people marginally attached to the labor force fell by 236,000 to 1.468 million in September, BLS said, while the broader number outside the labor force who wanted a job changed little.
ISM’s Manufacturing Employment Index rose to 52.7 in September from 51.2. Eight of 18 industries reported employment growth, up from seven in August, but the number reporting declines doubled to six.
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate was 4.2%, up from 4.1% in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. July and August payroll gains were revised down by a combined 60,000.
U.S.-based employers announced 43,281 job cuts in September, down 18% from August and 20% from a year earlier, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said. Technology cuts rose 77% from August, and announced seasonal hiring was the weakest for a September since 2011.
