The US legal sector reached another record employment high ​in September, even as ‌job growth across the broader economy slowed more than expected last month, ​according to new figures ​released Friday by the US Department ⁠of Labor.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September 2026 jobs report on Friday which showed the economy added 29,000 jobs last month, below expectations.

US job ​growth slowed more than expected in September, but that likely does not signal a material shift ‌in the labor market, with the weakness likely related to a calendar quirk.

WASHINGTON >> U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in September, and the nonfarm payrolls count for the prior two months was revised sharply lower, almost taking another interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month off the table.

Some of the pressure that’s ballooned in the bond market is easing on Wednesday after a report said inflation across the United States wasn’t as bad last month as economists expected.The better-than-expected data helped shorter-term Treasury yields slow their pressure-cranking jumps,

The U.S. stock market is recovering its losses for September and on track to finish the month with a small gain after an encouraging report said inflation wasn’t as bad

Wall Street's main indexes gained on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed hopes that the Fed might not hike rates.

US Supreme Court sides with Tennessee to allow its first execution of a woman in 200 years The US Supreme ​Court reversed a lower-court order and ​ruled on Wednesday that Tennessee could proceed with ⁠its first execution of a woman in ​200 years,