, Columnist
Good News in Jobs Report Is What Didn't Happen
The good news in the jobs report is mostly what didn't happen.
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Any way you slice it, the U.S. labor market is flatlining. That's about the only conclusion one could draw from the increase of 148,000 in September nonfarm payrolls and supporting data.
Even less inspiring is the Bureau of Labor Statistics's revision to the July employment figure -- just 89,000.