{"id":65681,"date":"2026-10-06T11:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65681"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:29:43","slug":"good-economic-news-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65681","title":{"rendered":"Good Economic News"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, The Dallas Express<\/a> posted an article with some very interesting economic numbers.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Private employers added 46,000 jobs in September, while government payrolls fell by 17,000. The U.S. economy gained 29,000 jobs overall, according to federal figures released Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the figures in its September employment report<\/a>. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.2% from 4.1% in August, though the agency described the change as small.<\/strong><\/p>\n

September\u2019s net job gain followed an increase of 133,000 in August, according to revised figures. Employers added an average of 45,000 jobs a month over the preceding 12 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health care added 17,000 positions in September, construction gained 11,000 and manufacturing added 9,000. BLS characterized employment changes across major industries as small.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It should also be noted that the Workforce Participation Rate, which changes very slowly, moved from 61.6 in August to 61.8 in September.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Average hourly earnings for private-sector workers rose 5 cents to $37.81 in September, a 0.1% increase. Earnings grew 3% over the past year. The average workweek held at 34.4 hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

About 7.1 million people were unemployed. Roughly 1.9 million had been unemployed for at least 27 weeks, accounting for 27.1% of the unemployed. Another 4.5 million worked part time because employers reduced their hours or they could not find full-time jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As previously reported<\/a> by The Dallas Express<\/em>, Texas manufacturers reported stronger production and employment growth in September in a separate Dallas Fed survey.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The survey\u2019s employment index<\/a> rose from 8.0 to 15.1. That index measures the balance of manufacturers reporting increases versus decreases in staffing; it does not represent a percentage increase in jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The economy is moving in the right direction!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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