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US September jobs report far below expectations

Original: # Trump 's🚨"GOLDEN AGE"? "The US # economy adds +29,000 jobs in Sept,🚨well below expectations of +89,000. The # unemploy

The US economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, well short of the expected 89,000, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, above forecasts of 4.1%. August's figure was also revised down by 29,000, making it the third weakest jobs report of 2026. Critics are using the data to mock talk of a Trump-era economic "golden age".

Why now: The weak jobs numbers directly undercut the administration's claims of an economic boom, prompting debate online.

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• # Trump 's🚨"GOLDEN AGE"? "The US # economy adds +29,000 jobs in Sept,🚨well below expectations of +89,000. The # unemployment rate🚨rose to 4.2%, above expectations of 4.1%. Aug's job# was also🚨revised down by -29,000 jobs. This🚨marks the 3rd weakest jobs report of 2026."… · KimPerales@toad.social · 10

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