Friday’s jobs report for September was a disappointment, showing the economy adding just 29,000 new payroll jobs and the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.2%.

But the details of the report suggest that the underlying health of commerce is better than it would seem at first glance.

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But the details of the report suggest that the underlying health of commerce is better than it would seem at first glance.

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