Uninspiring Jobs Report Adds to GOP Concerns

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Oct 2, 202643:42News & Politics

The final jobs report before Election Day arrived today, and it's not great. The US added just 29,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, while unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. These latest uninspiring numbers com...

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