What to watch today: Stock futures bounce around after disappointing employment report

What to watch today: Stock futures bounce around after disappointing employment report

BY THE NUMBERS bounced around Friday after the government's much weaker than expected September employment data. The dropped following the jobs data, . The jobs report, which will be key as the decides whether to slow its massive Covid-era bond-buying program, showed in September. The consensus estimate had called for 500,000 additions. (CNBC) The headline number was hurt by a 123,000 decline in government payrolls. However, private payrolls increased by 317,000. ADP's look at private sector jobs trends, released Wednesday, last month despite concerns about elevated cases. The nation's unemployment rate fell to 4.8% last month, according to the Labor Department, compared to expectations for 5.1%. August's jobs growth by 131,000 positions to 366,000. (CNBC) The market's focus Thursday shifted from rising bond yields to the debt ceiling deal out of Washington. The , the and the all rose about 1%, and putting the three stock benchmarks on track for a winning first full trading week of October. (CNBC) U.S. oil prices, as measured by , on Friday morning to $80 per barrel. The last time WTI was that high was Nov. 3, 2014. As of Thursday's settling price, U.S. oil futures were up about 3.2% this week the U.S.