U.S. employers add 263,000 new jobs in September 2022

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U.S. employers add 263,000 new jobs in September 2022

U.S. job numbers beat expectations on Friday to take the unemployment back to a half-century low.

That should be cause for celebration, especially after the devastation the pandemic caused.

But the problem is these figures suggest the battle to rein in inflation isn’t working that well, leaving the central bank with some tough decisions.

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports.