{"summary":"US jobs for 2026-09: the economy added 29,000 jobs, a three-month average of plus 50,700 a month. Companies added 46,000 and government cut 17,000. Unemployment 4.2%. Health and education led the gains, adding 20,000 jobs.","source":{"name":"Helious","url":"https://helious.io/jobs","cite_as":"Helious, https://helious.io/jobs","attribution":"Please credit Helious and link the url above when you use this.","live":"This is live data. Request this endpoint at any time for the current numbers."},"data":{"as_of":"2026-10-18T15:13:48+00:00","latest_month":"2026-09","claims_through":"2026-09","windows":{"m1":"added in the month","m3":"average per month, over 3 months","m6":"average per month, over 6 months","m12":"added over 12 months","idx":"growth since the start of the window (start = 100)"},"measures":[{"key":"payrolls","name":"Total jobs","group":"headline","unit":"thousands of jobs","what_it_is":"Every job in the country outside farming, counted from company payroll records. 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