U.S. Adds Disappointing 29,000 Jobs in September

U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a time of discontent over the high cost of living and the state of the economy.

Hiring dropped from a revised 133,000 in August, the Labor Department said. The unemployment rate rose to a still-low 4.2 percent from 4.1 percent in August,

Economists had expected September payrolls to come in around 90,000.

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