US unemployment rate hits lowest level since 1969

The US unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1969, underscoring the strength of the country's economic growth and sending stocks and bonds.

Further information on the country 's growing market demand has been raised over the past two months.

US Treasury yields hit multiyear highs on Friday as investors predicted a strengthening of the Federal Reserve's resolve to rise last month. The next move is widely expected in December.

"The economy is on the move for 3 per cent growth," said James Knightley at ING. "While the Federal Reserve is not accommodative, it is certainly some way off being restrictive. As such, we look for a December [quarter-point] next year. "

After the jobs data, their prices are higher, pushing yields higher. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 4 basis points to 3.23 per cent – the highest since 2011.

The yield on the two-year rate is at 2.89 per cent – close to the highest levels of the past decade. The 30-year bond yield climbed 6bp to 3.40 per cent, the highest since 2014.

This week's jump in global bond yields has hit the bottom line.

The S & P 500 sank 0.6 percent on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 percent and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2 percent.

Europe, the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 was 0.9 per cent weaker, extending Thursday's 1.2 per cent drop.

"The equity pullback is probably a reaction to the rate of increase and uncertainty," noted John Bredemus, head of capital markets for Allianz Investment Management.

The jobless rate dropped to 3.7 per cent in September, slightly lower than forecasts of a 3.8 per cent rate. Non-farm payrolls rose by 134,000 in September, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was short of economists' expectations.

However, there were 270,000 jobs in August, up from the initial estimate of 201,000.

Average hourly earnings rose 0.3 per cent from the previous month and 2.8 per cent year-on-year, according to the data – in line with expectations. That was slightly less than the 2.9 percent reported in August, the increase in wages in nine years.

Upbeat data this week boosted optimism about the health of the US economy, and the rise of expectations.

Jay Powell, Fed Chairman, said he also said that he does not believe that inflation is triggering inflation risks, and that he is not planning to accelerate inflation.

Mr Powell said this week that he was "very happy" with the "remarkably positive" US economy, predicting that the current expansion could "continue for quite some time".

The report made employment increased by 54,000 in professional and business services, 26,000 in healthcare and 24,000 in transportation and warehousing. The numbers were affected by Hurricane Florence, which caused catastrophic flooding in North and South Carolina last month.

The report noted that "Florence affected parts of the East Coast during the September reporting periods for the establishment and household surveys", and that some of the weaknesses in the leisure and hospitality industry – which shed 17,000 jobs last month – "may reflect the impact of Hurricane Florence ".

Nevertheless, after revisions, job gains have averaged 190,000 per month over the past three months. The Fed's median forecast is at 3.7 per cent, before sliding lower to 3.5 per cent in 2019.

A broader measure of labor market slack that includes people working part-time because they can not find a full-time post edged up to 7.5 per cent in September from 7.4 per cent the prior month. Still, that is down from 8.3 percent a year earlier.

The labor force participation rate, which measures those in the workplace, was steady at 62.7 per cent.