Economics
Payrolls in U.S. Effectively Up by About 600,000 as Hours Climb
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The U.S. economy effectively added almost 600,000 jobs in September. No, that’s not a typo.
While employers boosted payrolls by 248,000 workers last month, the workweek also climbed for the first time since March. Employees put in 34.6 hours a week on average, up from 34.5 hours in August and the most since May 2008.