November 21st, 2025 by WCBC Radio

After a delay prompted by the shutdown of the federal government, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is out today with the September employment snapshot. ABC s Jim Ryan says the report showed a fairly strong month of hiring…

   

“119,000 new jobs were added to the economy, but unemployment crept up to 4-point-4 percent. It may be little comfort to the 1-point-9 million people collecting unemployment, but the September figure may nudge the Federal Reserve to cut a key interest rate at next month s meeting.”