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US hiring slowed sharply in September as employers added far fewer jobs than expected and the unemployment rate edged up from 4.1% to 4.2%.
The Federal Reserve raised rates in September to fight an energy-driven inflation spike, betting the labor market could handle the pressure. September's jobs report suggests that bet may have been wrong.
The U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, significantly below economists' expectations.