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A new study finds that unemployment and poverty are up and incomes are down among Maui wildfire survivors more than a year after a deadly blaze wiped out historic Lahaina

"The general direction of U.S. employment signals an economy very far from 'recession,'" wrote UBS chief economist Paul Donovan.

Stocks rise on strong job report, US adds 254,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate at 4.1%.

Labor Department data shows declining unemployment rates across demographic groups in September, indicating a positive trend in the job market.

US job growth surged in September, with 254,000 jobs added and unemployment rate dropping to 4.1%.

Unemployment claims rise slightly to 225,000 due to Boeing furloughs, remaining below pre-pandemic levels.

Chief U.S. economist at Bloomberg Economics, Anna Wong, said that the payroll growth count may turn out to be a surprise for some. She expects a higher figure for the September jobs: 188,000.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down by -0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -0.05%. Stocks fell moderately on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrials dropping...

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