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US unemployment up even as hiring beats expectations in delayed report
US unemployment up even as hiring beats expectations in delayed report
Economy
by  AFP

The US jobless rate crept up in September even as hiring exceeded analyst expectations, according to a delayed employment report published Thursday after a record-long government shutdown. The overall hiring figure was higher than analysts expected, with surveys of economists by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal expecting job gains of 50,000 instead.