Stale data shows US job creation picking up even as unemployment rises
The US job creation engine turned in a solid performance in September, maintaining market expectations for a short pause in the Federal Reserve’s easing campaign. According to delayed data just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 119,000 jobs were added in the month—representing an overshoot relative to the 51,000-consensus forecast—while the previous two months were revised down by a total 33,000 positions. This brought the three-month average pace of job creation to 62,000, up from 29,000 ahead of the update. However, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent from 4.3 percent previously—likely assisted by a rise in the...