The Housing Chronicles Blog: Job growth dipped into negative territory in September due to storm impacts

Friday, October 6, 2017

Job growth dipped into negative territory in September due to storm impacts

The unemployment rate declined to 4.2 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 33,000 jobs.  A sharp employment decline in food services and drinking places and below-trend growth in some other industries likely reflected the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.

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