U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% in September, the Labor Department estimates.

US job growth likely slowed in September and the unemployment rate is forecast to have been 4.1% for a third straight month, suggesting the labor market remained stable heading into the fourth quarter.

The US legal sector reached another record employment high ​in September, even as ‌job growth across the broader economy slowed more than expected last month, ​according to new figures ​released Friday by the US Department ⁠of Labor.

US job ​growth slowed more than expected in September, but that likely does not signal a material shift ‌in the labor market, with the weakness likely related to a calendar quirk.