Latest US jobs figures reveal weaker-than-expected growth in last report before midterm elections – live
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US added 29,000 new jobs in September, less than the 84,000 economists had predicted, as unemployment increased slightly to 4.2% Elizabeth Warren , the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee, has blasted Donald Trump’s “failing economic agenda” following the latest jobs report – which many experts have described as “mediocre” and “weak”. “Since January 2025, Trump’s economy has only added 33,000 jobs a month on average, far below the 120,000-a-month average in 2024,” Warren said.