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U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%

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Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 84,000 in September while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DSEP FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER

    GA selected DSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FSEP FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September

    GA selected FSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • YSEP FT VEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER

    GA selected YSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 84,000 in September while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%.

Source: CNBC Top

Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) is -0.24%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a +0.84% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • DSEP Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September

    For “U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FSEP FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September

    In “U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%,” FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • YSEP Ft Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer Etf - September

    For “U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%,” Ft Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer Etf - September (YSEP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected YSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

The 2 Oct 2026 story “U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%” names Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) because of this story.

Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) is on the page because GA selected DSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP), is listed for a different reason: GA selected FSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) price range

DSEP traded between 48.74 and 49.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 49.08. FSEP traded between 56.97 and 57.95 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 57.40. YSEP traded between 28.06 and 28.75 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.20.

How strong the case is around Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

27 out of 100

“U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 29,000 in September, less than expected; unemployment rises to 4.2%” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.