Entertainment Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2% October 2, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below the 84,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Related posts: CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: What’s keeping the Indian middle class from driving an electric car? Ram Gopal Varma calls Seedance 2.0 the “asteroid” set to brutally murder film industry’s “arrogance”: “This is actually the liberation of cinema” Karisma Kapoor remembers ex-husband Sunjay Kapur on first death anniversary; shares social media post I drove Tesla FSD, Rivian Autonomy+ ‘hands-free’ driving systems. Here’s how they compare