Harvey and irma. And while many see the decline as a short term blip, it did catch forecasters by surprise. In september, the economy shed 33,000 jobs, while economists were looking for a gain of 80,000. The Unemployment Rate did dip, to 4. 2 , the lowest since 2001. And as Hampton Pearson tells us,. Here were other bright reporter hurricanes harvey and irma, which closed thousands of business in texas and florida, ended the 83month streak for job gains. And the loss of 33,000 jobs in september was the first monthly decline in nearly seven years. Restaurants and bars took the biggest stormrelated hits, shedding 105,000 jobs. Dallas fed president Robert Kaplan sees the setback as temporary. We knew that the september number was going to be affected by harvey and to some extent irma, and it has been. Reporter but there were also signs of underlying strength in the job market. The Unemployment Rate fell to 4. 2 , the lowest in 16 years. Its a number that really got my attention. The bls s
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