Also known as Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a U.S. Department of Labor statistical agency that collects and publishes measures of employment, prices, productivity and working conditions.
Its survey estimates and later revisions describe defined statistical populations and reference periods; they are not a census of all workers or every consumer purchase.
The Nasdaq gained 0.45% over the five sessions through October 2, while the S&P 500 fell 0.27%, the Dow declined 1.26% and the Russell 2000 slipped 0.16%. The 2-year Treasury yield rose 2 basis points and the 10-year yield increased 11 basis points from the prior Friday.
Markets · Weekly market recapThe BLS reported on October 2 that total nonfarm payroll employment rose 29,000 in September, while unemployment increased 0.1 percentage point to 4.2%. That was below the 90,000 median in Reuters’ survey of economists. BLS revised July from +21,000 to −10,000 and August from +162,000 to +133,000, a combined reduction of 60,000. Average hourly earnings were up 3.0% over the year. Financial activities employment fell 7,000 in September; the category is broader than banking.
Macro · Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release · October 2, 2026; Reuters survey context · October 2, 2026BLS estimated 7.079 million job openings in August, down 256,000 from revised July, while hires were 5.192 million and quits were 3.066 million. Finance-and-insurance openings rose to 353,000, but its quits rate slipped to 1.0%.
Macro · Official dataCPI and PCE differ in spending coverage, weights and calculation. Their disagreement can be informative, while neither index reproduces a particular household’s bills or measures every aspect of affordability.
The jobs report combines a survey of payroll positions with a survey of people. Late responses, seasonal adjustments and annual benchmarks can change the estimates without measuring the same kind of change or the same population.
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