Payroll employment edges up 119,000 in September; unemployment rate changes little at 4.4%

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 119,000 in September 2025, with little change since April, and the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, changing little over the month. The Bureau noted employment continued to trend up in health care (+43,000), food services and drinking places (+37,000), and social assistance (+14,000), while job losses occurred in transportation and warehousing (-25,000) and federal government (-3,000), which is down 97,000 since a peak in January. The Bureau also reported average hourly earnings for private nonfarm payrolls rose 9 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $36.67 in September, up 3.8 percent over 12 months, and that July's payroll change was revised down from +79,000 to +72,000 and August's from +22,000 to -4,000. The Bureau stated that publication was delayed more than six weeks due to a lapse in federal appropriations, no October 2025 Employment Situation release will be published, and the November 2025 report is scheduled for December 16, 2025.

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