US Hiring Slows Sharply in September as Unemployment Ticks Up to 4.2%
美国9月新增就业骤降至2.9万，失业率升至4.2%
US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below the roughly 85,000 economists had expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent, the Labor Department reported on October 2. August’s gain was revised down to 133,000 from an initial 162,000, and the previous two months together were revised lower by 60,000 jobs. Average hourly earnings rose only 0.1 percent from August, the smallest increase since December. The weak report cooled expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates again at its late-October meeting, with futures markets pricing a lower chance of a hike and Treasury yields sliding. The data point to a labor market that is cooling while inflation pressures remain, complicating the Fed’s path as it prepares for its next policy decision.
美国劳工部10月2日公布的数据显示，9月美国新增就业仅2.9万人，远低于经济学家预期的约8.5万人，失业率升至4.2%。8月新增就业由初值的16.2万人下修至13.3万人，此前两个月合计下修6万人。9月平均时薪环比仅增长0.1%，为去年12月以来最小增幅。疲弱的就业报告使市场对美联储在10月底会议上再次加息的预期降温，股指期货走高，美债收益率回落。数据表明，在通胀压力仍存的同时劳动力市场正在降温，这使美联储在准备下一次政策决议时面临更加复杂的局面。
