September Unemployment Steady at 9.1 Percent as 103,000 Jobs Added

By Catherine Hollander  //  October 7, 2011 | 8:54 a.m.
Updated: October 11, 2011 | 8:40 a.m.

Unemployment held steady at 9.1 percent as the economy added 103,000 jobs in September, beating economists' expectations but remaining below the level economists say is needed to dent unemployment.

Economists had expected nonfarm payrolls to show 60,000 new jobs in September and the unemployment rate to remain at 9.1 percent.

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