Economy added 119,000 jobs in September: The key facts and figures

The economy added 119,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a percentage point to 4.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday in a report that was delayed by the 43-day government shutdown.

Forecasters had expected roughly 55,000 new jobs and for the unemployment rate to hold at 4.3%.

Dan North, a senior economist with Allianz Trade Americas, told the Washington Examiner that while the headline jobs number for September was better than expected, downward revisions for previous months are of concern.