The US economy added 254,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate, at 4.1 per cent, and the number of unemployed, at 6.8 million, changed little.
The figure exceeded expectations, the department of commerce noted.
In September, the labour force participation rate was 62.7 per cent for the third consecutive month, and the employment-population ratio was little changed at 60.2 per cent.
The figure exceeded expectations, the department of commerce noted.
In September, the labour force participation rate was 62.7 per cent for the third consecutive month, and the employment-population ratio was little changed at 60.2 per cent.