Could it be because we added only 29K jobs in Sept, WAY below expectations which were 84k. In addition they revised DOWN jobs reports from previous months that cut another 60K jobs
Unemployment bumped up to 4.2%
6th straight month the increase in average salary, now 3%, tracked below inflation meaning there is zero real wage growth. Those who follow will remember the Trump admin touting real wage growth as the only metric that really mattered on wages.