US Employment Stagnates in September, Signaling Weak Job Growth

Carlyle Group has released its own estimates indicating only 17,000 jobs were created in September, suggesting a weaker US labor market amid conflicting private data and a government shutdown that delayed official employment reports. Despite this, other economic indicators point to a resilient, though cooling, US economy, with broader inflation and GDP growth remaining stable. The discrepancy between employment data and other economic signals highlights uncertainty in the current economic outlook.