Konjunktur: US-Arbeitsmarkt schwächt sich im September überraschend stark ab – weniger als 30.000 neue Stellen
Der Stellenaufbau in den USA verlangsamt sich – auch mit Blick auf die Vormonate. Die schwachen Daten bleiben am Anleihemarkt nicht ohne Folgen.
The US labor market unexpectedly weakened in September, according to the government's report released on Friday. The number of employed individuals, excluding those in agriculture, increased by only 29,000, far below the 90,000 predicted by economists from news agency Reuters. The unemployment rate also rose to 4.2 percent in September.
The government statisticians have subsequently revised down the employment figures for July and August. Initially, they reported a 21,000 job increase in July outside agriculture, but now show a decline of 10,000 jobs, a correction of 31,000. The August report is weaker as well: instead of the originally reported 162,000 new jobs, there were just 133,000, a decrease of 29,000.
This is an early sign of cooling, already apparent from the private sector: according to the ADP report, only 90,000 new jobs were created in September. August's gain was also revised downwards to 36,000. The ADP figures serve as a precursor to the report to be published this Friday, which also includes government jobs.
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