September Nonfarm Payrolls Rose 103.000; Private Payrolls Up 137.000; Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 9.1%
Nonfarm payrolls rose 103.000 in September; Consensus was at 60.000; August reading was an increase of 57.000 (revised up 57.000). The unemployment was reported at 9.1% vs. prior reading and consensus of 9.1%.
Private payrolls were up 137.000 vs. 90.000 consensus and 42.000 reading in August (revised up 25.000).
Big positive surprise