AI Data Insight
In Q3 2026 (September), the US seasonally adjusted non-institutional population rose to 275.554 million, an increase of 139,000 from August, as the working-age population maintained steady expansion. However, nonfarm payrolls for the same period unexpectedly added only 29,000 jobs, far below market expectations, and the unemployment rate also edged up to 4.2%. Corporate hiring showed signs of stagnation, significantly boosting the probability that the Federal Reserve will stand pat at its October meeting.