September Hiring Spreads Across Industries, but Diffusion Slips Below 50
September private payrolls rose by 46,000 while the private-industry diffusion index fell to 49.0. Aggregate weekly hours were flat, leaving the hiring signal positive but uneven.
The September payroll report offered a more encouraging headline than the weak total suggests: private employers added 46,000 jobs across a broad set of industries. But the breadth gauge moved the other way. The share of private industries with employment rising or unchanged fell below the expansion threshold, while aggregate weekly hours were flat. That combination points to a labor market that is still adding jobs, but not with the breadth or labor input that would make the pace feel secure.
The Bureau of Labor Sta…
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