US jobs market sees sharp slowdown ahead of midterm elections BBCU.S. job growth slowed, unemployment ticked up last month as midterms near Global NewsU.S. adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September bnnbloomberg.caU.S. labor market slows with midterms on the horizon nbcnews.comWall St futures gain as yields, oil prices ease ahead of jobs report Yahoo! Finance Canada