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U.S. Economy Added 254,000 Jobs in September

October 4, 2024 · 8:42 am ET · Leave a Comment

“The pace of hiring picked up strongly in September and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, signs the economy had continued momentum in a month the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate cut in four years,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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