The State Of American Jobs In 21 Charts
Oct 23, 2013, 02:34 IST
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The generally lackluster report - delayed three weeks due to the government shutdown - upwardly revised last month's figure from 169,000 to 193,000.
The unemployment rate fell slightly, to 7.2% from 7.3% and "average hourly earnings of all employees on private sector payrolls increased 3 cents over the month, following a 7-cent gain in August," according to the BLS.
In the report, the BLS breaks down the state of American jobs sector by sector.