In the September 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, the whopping headline number is the overall payroll growth: 336,000 positions.
That is roughly twice what most economists were predicting. In addition, the moderate payroll growth we initially saw in July and August disappeared, as estimates were revised substantially upward. Over the past three months, payroll growth has averaged 266,000 workers — vastly more than what experts thought a month ago.
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