{
  "id": 11398936,
  "title": "US Nonfarm Payrolls expected to soften in September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-nonfarm-payrolls-expected-to-soften-in-september",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-nonfarm-payrolls-expected-to-soften-in-september-202610020830"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is scheduled to release the September Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data on Friday at 12:30 GMT. Investors are closely watching this report, as it may affect how they evaluate the Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy outlook and influence the valuation of the US Dollar (USD). Analysts anticipate a modest increase of 50K in September payrolls following the strong August rise of 162K. The Unemployment Rate is predicted to stay unchanged at 4.2%, while Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) growth is expected to remain steady at 0.1% month-over-month (3.0% year-over-year). The Federal Reserve had previously raised interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) at the September meeting, based on healthy labor market conditions and little change in the unemployment rate. TD Securities believes the slowdown in September NFP is due to seasonal factors and is optimistic that it may not significantly impact the broader policy outlook.",
  "summary": "The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is set to release September Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data on Friday at 12:30 GMT.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US job growth expected to slow in September; unemployment rate likely steady",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-job-growth-expected-to-slow-in-september-unemployment-rate-likely",
        "published": "2026-10-02T04:06:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}