The US economy added 336,000 jobs in September

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Job growth was stronger than expected in September, a sign that the U.S. economy is hanging tough despite higher interest rates, labor strife and dysfunction in Washington.

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 336,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 170,000, the Labor Department said Friday in a much-anticipated report. The unemployment rate was 3.8%, compared to the forecast for 3.7%.

Wage increases were softer than expected, with average hourly earnings up 0.2% for the month and 4.2% from a year ago, compared to respective estimates for 0.3% and 4.3%.

Stock market futures turned sharply negative following the report and Treasury yields jumped. Investors have been on edge lately that a resilient economy could force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high and perhaps even hike more as inflation remains elevated.

From a sector perspective, leisure and hospitality led with 96,000 new jobs. Other gainers included government (73,000), health care (41,000) and professional, scientific and technical services (29,000). Motion picture and sound recording jobs fell by 5,000 and are down 45,000 since May amid a labor impasse in Hollywood.

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Wow. What a jobs report!

JUST IN: The US economy added 336,000 jobs in September – that’s another strong month of hiring that blows away the 170,000 forecast.

Unemployment rate: 3.8% (same as August)

Wage growth: 4.2% y/y (above 3.7% inflation)

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Strong job gains in September across the board:

Hospitality: +96,000
Government: +73,000 (lot of education hires)
Healthcare: +41,000
Social aid +25,000
Professional +21,000
Retail +20,000
Manufacturing +17,000
Construction +11,000
Warehouse +9,000

IT -5,000
Temp help -4,000

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