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Jobs growth stalls — and that could be good news for mortgage rates

October 2, 2026 at 02:42 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Unemployment rose to 4.2% and prior 2 months were revised down by 60,000 jobs

Originally reported by HousingWire.
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