{"version":"1","article":{"id":"us-employment-situation-september-2026","slug":"us-employment-situation-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/us-employment-situation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026?lang=en","title":"U.S. payrolls rose by 29,000 in September as unemployment held at 4.2%","summary":"The BLS’s seasonally adjusted first estimate showed a 29,000 payroll gain; the household survey put unemployment at 7.1 million people.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-04T13:00:07+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-04T13:00:07+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_10022026.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-04","publishedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/us-employment-situation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/us-employment-situation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/us-employment-situation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/us-employment-situation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/us-employment-situation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"september-labor-indicators","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"ABD işgücü göstergeleri, Eylül 2026","en":"U.S. labor indicators, September 2026","ar":"مؤشرات سوق العمل في الولايات المتحدة، سبتمبر 2026","fr":"Indicateurs du marché du travail aux États-Unis, septembre 2026","es":"Indicadores laborales de Estados Unidos, septiembre de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"BLS’nin hanehalkı ve işyeri araştırmalarından seçilmiş mevsim etkilerinden arındırılmış ölçüler.","en":"Selected seasonally adjusted measures from the BLS household and establishment surveys.","ar":"مقاييس مختارة معدلة موسمياً من مسحي الأسر والمنشآت التابعين لمكتب إحصاءات العمل.","fr":"Mesures désaisonnalisées sélectionnées issues des enquêtes auprès des ménages et des établissements du BLS.","es":"Indicadores desestacionalizados seleccionados de las encuestas de hogares y establecimientos del BLS."},"methodology":{"tr":"Bordro değişimi, CES işyeri araştırmasındaki tarım dışı toplam istihdamın aylık tahminidir. İşsizlik oranı ve işsiz sayısı CPS hanehalkı araştırmasındandır. Kaynak tablolar A-1 ve B-1; Eylül bordrosu ilk tahmindir.","en":"Payroll change is the monthly estimate of total nonfarm employment from the CES establishment survey. The unemployment rate and unemployed count come from the CPS household survey. Source tables A-1 and B-1; September payrolls are a first estimate.","ar":"التغير في الوظائف المسجلة هو التقدير الشهري لإجمالي الوظائف خارج القطاع الزراعي من مسح المنشآت CES. ويستند معدل البطالة وعدد العاطلين عن العمل إلى مسح الأسر CPS. الجدولان المصدران A-1 وB-1؛ وتقدير وظائف سبتمبر أولي.","fr":"La variation des emplois salariés correspond à l’estimation mensuelle de l’emploi total hors agriculture issue de l’enquête auprès des établissements CES. Le taux de chômage et le nombre de personnes au chômage proviennent de l’enquête auprès des ménages CPS. Les tableaux sources sont A-1 et B-1 ; l’estimation de septembre sur les emplois salariés est une première estimation.","es":"La variación del empleo en nómina es la estimación mensual del empleo total no agrícola de la encuesta de establecimientos CES. La tasa de desempleo y el número de personas desempleadas proceden de la encuesta de hogares CPS. Las tablas fuente son A-1 y B-1; la cifra de empleo en nómina de septiembre es una primera estimación."},"items":[{"label":{"tr":"Tarım dışı bordrolu istihdam değişimi","en":"Change in nonfarm payroll employment","ar":"Variación del empleo asalariado no agrícola","fr":"Variation de l’emploi salarié non agricole","es":"Variación del empleo en nóminas no agrícolas"},"value":29000,"unit":"count","period":"2026-09","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"us-nonfarm-payroll-employment-monthly-change","unitCode":"count","geography":"united-states","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"İşsizlik oranı","en":"Unemployment rate","ar":"معدل البطالة","fr":"Taux de chômage","es":"Tasa de desempleo"},"value":4.2,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"us-unemployment-rate","unitCode":"percent","geography":"united-states","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"İşsiz sayısı","en":"Number of unemployed people","ar":"عدد العاطلين عن العمل","fr":"Nombre de personnes au chômage","es":"Número de personas desempleadas"},"value":7109000,"unit":"count","period":"2026-09","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"us-unemployed-people","unitCode":"count","geography":"united-states","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Özel tarım dışı bordrolarda saatlik kazanç, yıllık değişim","en":"Average hourly earnings on private nonfarm payrolls, 12-month change","ar":"التغير خلال 12 شهراً في متوسط الأجر بالساعة للوظائف الخاصة خارج القطاع الزراعي","fr":"Variation sur 12 mois du salaire horaire moyen dans les emplois privés hors agriculture","es":"Variación en 12 meses del salario medio por hora en el empleo privado no agrícola"},"value":3,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"us-private-nonfarm-hourly-earnings-12-month-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"united-states","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}],"sourceUrls":["https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_10022026.htm"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-04T09:05:09Z"}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"september-labor-indicators","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"september-labor-indicators","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026/data/september-labor-indicators?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-employment-situation-september-2026/data/september-labor-indicators?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 29,000 in September in its Employment Situation release published on October 2. This is the seasonally adjusted monthly change estimated by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey, which collects payroll and workplace information from employers. BLS said employment changed little across all major industries during the month. The average monthly gain over the preceding 12 months was 45,000, a period comparison distinct from September’s single-month result. The figure is a survey-based estimate produced with statistical methods; it is not a completed administrative count of every job.","The 4.2% unemployment rate in the same release comes from a different survey. The Current Population Survey (CPS), a household survey, measures labor-force status and estimated 7.109 million unemployed people in September, or about 7.1 million, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow 4.1% to 4.3% range since March. It is the number of unemployed people as a share of the labor force, not another way of expressing the monthly payroll change. CPS includes agricultural workers, unincorporated self-employed people and unpaid family workers; CES payroll employment excludes those groups. The two headline measures therefore do not count the same population in the same way.","The wage and hours figures also come from CES, but cover employees on private nonfarm payrolls. Average hourly earnings for all such employees rose 5 cents to $37.81 in September, a 0.1% monthly increase and a 3.0% gain over 12 months. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.4 hours. These are averages for employees on private nonfarm employer payrolls, not total household income or a measure of every worker’s pay. A separate series for production and nonsupervisory employees showed a 7-cent increase to $32.60 an hour. That group’s figure should not be substituted for the $37.81 average for all employees.","BLS revised the prior two months’ payroll estimates as additional employer reports arrived and seasonal factors were recalculated. The July change was lowered by 31,000, from a previously reported gain of 21,000 to a decline of 10,000. August’s increase was revised down by 29,000, from 162,000 to 133,000. Together, employment in July and August was 60,000 lower than previously reported. The agency explains that CES revises its initial monthly estimates in each of the next two months as new sample responses and updated seasonal factors become available. September’s 29,000 is therefore an initial estimate as well, not a final figure. BLS also cautions that estimates are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.","The surveys also use different reference periods and have different coverage. CPS generally refers to the calendar week containing the 12th day of the month, while CES uses the payroll period that includes the 12th; those periods may not align exactly. The release consequently presents complementary indicators rather than a single interchangeable employment total. September’s payroll change is seasonally adjusted, as are the unemployment rate and unemployed count in the household survey table. The wage and weekly-hours figures refer to private nonfarm employees. These measures provide information about labor-market conditions, but this one release alone does not determine future hiring, pay growth or the experience of people seeking work."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The BLS’s seasonally adjusted first estimate showed a 29,000 payroll gain; the household survey put unemployment at 7.1 million people.\n\nThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 29,000 in September in its Employment Situation release published on October 2. This is the seasonally adjusted monthly change estimated by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey, which collects payroll and workplace information from employers. BLS said employment changed little across all major industries during the month. The average monthly gain over the preceding 12 months was 45,000, a period comparison distinct from September’s single-month result. The figure is a survey-based estimate produced with statistical methods; it is not a completed administrative count of every job.\n\nThe 4.2% unemployment rate in the same release comes from a different survey. The Current Population Survey (CPS), a household survey, measures labor-force status and estimated 7.109 million unemployed people in September, or about 7.1 million, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow 4.1% to 4.3% range since March. It is the number of unemployed people as a share of the labor force, not another way of expressing the monthly payroll change. CPS includes agricultural workers, unincorporated self-employed people and unpaid family workers; CES payroll employment excludes those groups. The two headline measures therefore do not count the same population in the same way.\n\nThe wage and hours figures also come from CES, but cover employees on private nonfarm payrolls. Average hourly earnings for all such employees rose 5 cents to $37.81 in September, a 0.1% monthly increase and a 3.0% gain over 12 months. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.4 hours. These are averages for employees on private nonfarm employer payrolls, not total household income or a measure of every worker’s pay. A separate series for production and nonsupervisory employees showed a 7-cent increase to $32.60 an hour. That group’s figure should not be substituted for the $37.81 average for all employees.\n\nBLS revised the prior two months’ payroll estimates as additional employer reports arrived and seasonal factors were recalculated. The July change was lowered by 31,000, from a previously reported gain of 21,000 to a decline of 10,000. August’s increase was revised down by 29,000, from 162,000 to 133,000. Together, employment in July and August was 60,000 lower than previously reported. The agency explains that CES revises its initial monthly estimates in each of the next two months as new sample responses and updated seasonal factors become available. September’s 29,000 is therefore an initial estimate as well, not a final figure. BLS also cautions that estimates are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.\n\nThe surveys also use different reference periods and have different coverage. CPS generally refers to the calendar week containing the 12th day of the month, while CES uses the payroll period that includes the 12th; those periods may not align exactly. The release consequently presents complementary indicators rather than a single interchangeable employment total. September’s payroll change is seasonally adjusted, as are the unemployment rate and unemployed count in the household survey table. The wage and weekly-hours figures refer to private nonfarm employees. These measures provide information about labor-market conditions, but this one release alone does not determine future hiring, pay growth or the experience of people seeking work.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}