US jobs creation surges unexpectedly in September

Hiring in the US surged unexpectedly last month, in a rebuttal to those worried that the economy might be headed for a sudden, sharp downturn. Employers in the US added 254,000 jobs in August, much more than expected, while the jobless rate dipped from 4.2% to 4.1%%, the Labor Department said. That was the strongest gain since March, and was far higher than the roughly 150,000 many analysts had forecast.The…