US adds 336,000 jobs in September, higher than estimates

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - The US economy added 336,000 jobs in September, sharply higher than market estimates, the Labor Department announced on Friday.

The market expectation for nonfarm payrolls was a gain of 170,000 in September.

Job additions for August were revised up by 40,000, from 187,000 to 227,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The unemployment rate, on the other hand, remained unchanged at 3.8% in August.

The market estimate for the figure was that it would come in at 3.7%.

The number of unemployed people also remained steady, at around 6.4 million, according to the Labor Department.