U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%

Bitcoin held earlier gains following the report, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours and just below $87,000. As-of 2026-10-02 12:31 UTC.

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Bitcoin held earlier gains following the report, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours and just below $87,000. As-of 2026-10-02 12:31 UTC.

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