# US job growth slows as unemployment rises before midterm elections

> “Today’s disappointing report shows the labour market is grinding to a halt, marked by slow hiring and declining real wages that leave workers with very little leverage,” Kyle Moore, chief economist at the think tank The Century Foundation, said in remarks provided to Al Jazeera.

- Published: 2026-10-06T04:31:20.741Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T04:00:32.293Z
- 3 sources
- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: ADP, ADP’s private payroll report, Breyon Williams, CME FedWatch, CNBC, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Chris Weston, Citi, Gold, J.P. Morgan Global Research, JD Vance, Jeff Schmid

## How it developed

- 2026-10-02T17:00:22.009Z - Al Jazeera English: [US job growth slows as unemployment rises before midterm elections](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/2/us-job-growth-slows-as-unemployment-rises-before-midterm-elections)
- 2026-10-06T04:31:20.741Z - Dharitri: [ଖୋଲିଲା ମା’ ତାରାତାରିଣୀଙ୍କ ଦାନହୁଣ୍ଡି; ସୁନା-ରୁପା ଅଳଙ୍କାର ସହ ମିଳିଲା... - Dharitri](https://www.dharitri.com/maa-taratarinis-donation-box-opened/)
- 2026-10-06T07:01:37.581Z - Dharitri: [କମିଲା ସୁନା-ରୁପା ମୂଲ୍ୟ; କିଣିନିଅନ୍ତୁ ମନ ପସନ୍ଦର ଗହଣା, ଜାଣନ୍ତୁ ଦୀପାବଳି ସୁଦ୍ଧା ଦର କେତେ ରହିବ - Dharitri](https://www.dharitri.com/gold-and-silver-prices-have-dropped/)
- 2026-10-07T04:00:42.675Z - MyJoyOnline: [Gold edges lower with focus on Fed minutes, rate path clues - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/gold-edges-lower-with-focus-on-fed-minutes-rate-path-clues/)
- 2026-10-08T04:00:32.293Z - MyJoyOnline: [Gold prices recover from two-month low as dollar rally stalls - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/gold-prices-recover-from-two-month-low-as-dollar-rally-stalls/)

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