‘Very Disappointing’: CNBC Anchor Declares ‘Labor Market Is Softening’ After Revised Jobs Report Shows Big Losses

Ahmad Austin Jr. Oct 1st, 2025, 2:08 pm

CNBC host Sara Eisen called the latest jobs report “very disappointing” after a round of revisions actually showed losses in the month of August.

On Wednesday morning, ADP announced that private payrolls had decreased by a staggering 32,000 in the month of September. That decreased, as noted in a CNBC report , marked the largest decrease since March 2023. Additionally, a revision to the August payroll revealed a loss of 3,000. It was previously reported that private sector increased payrolls by 54,000 an August — a 57,000-job swing.

The federal government was set to release its own report Friday, but the government shutdown —

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