The U.S. economy added roughly 194,000 jobs in September, beating expectations and driving the unemployment rate down to 4.8%, according to the the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sectors that saw the greatest job gains in September included leisure and hospitality, professional/business services, retail, and transportation/warehousing.
The construction sector, however, only added 22,000 jobs in September and has shown little net change thus far this year, the BLS notes. Employment in construction was 201,000
