Economic Snapshot: Unemployment holds at 5.1 percent

Published October 8, 2015 | By

By Brianna Liestman The decline of the unemployment rate slowed a bit this month, remaining relatively unchanged at 5.1 percent. Employment situation Total nonfarm private employment increased by 142,000 in September and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.1 percent. The number of unemployed persons changed little at 7.9 million. Over the year, …read more