Cooler us jobs growth supports a federal reserve pause in october
中文标题
美国就业增长降温支持美联储10月暂停加息
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
US nonfarm payrolls rose just 29k in September, versus 90k expected, with 60k downward revisions. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1%, and wage growth slowed to 3% year-on-year. Manufacturing added jobs for a fourth straight month, while services shed positions. Weak jobs data, dovish Fed comments, and soft inflation reduce the odds of an October rate hike. ING expects the Fed to hold in October and next hike in December, believing market pricing for 3-4 hikes is too aggressive.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 10/02/2026
- Research topic
- Fed Policy
- Time horizon
- Not explicitly stated
Key arguments
- September jobs report misses on all three key metrics: payrolls, unemployment rate, and wage growth.
- Fed leadership comments and soft inflation suggest no urgency to hike, making an October hold likely.
- Rising labor market slack, with unemployed and vacancies nearly balanced, points to further wage disinflation.
- Market pricing for 3-4 Fed rate hikes this year is too aggressive according to ING.
Key numbers
- September nonfarm payrolls
- +29k
- Consensus expectation
- +90k
- Downward revisions
- 60k
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Wage growth (year-on-year)
- 3%
Main risks
- A hot September CPI print on 14 October could make the October Fed meeting live for a hike.
- Market pricing for 3-4 rate hikes may prove correct if inflation rebounds or jobs data strengthen.
- Low quits rate suggests wage growth could weaken further, but a sharp drop might signal broader economic weakness.
Corresponding source evidence
It chimes with the latest comments from Federal Reserve big hitters John Williams (NY Fed president) and Philip Jefferson (Vice Chair), suggesting they may need more time/no urgency to hike rates.
As such, the Fed leadership is clearly leaning in the direction of an October hold, meaning it will require a hot September CPI print (due 14 October) to make the meeting interesting.
Unsurprisingly, this demand-supply swing lower is depressing wage growth, with the low quits rate suggesting further downside risks to wage growth relative to the current, already low, 3% rate.
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