September jobs report: US added surprising 119K jobs

September jobs report: US added surprising 119K jobs

We are learning more after the Department of Labor announced that the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, higher than economists' estimates. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in September, which was also greater than expectations. LiveNOW’s Mike Pache is learning more about how the government shutdown will impact the economy and jobs numbers heading into the end of the year. He is joined by Megan Leonhardt, a senior writer for Barron's covering economic issues.

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