US adds 254K jobs in September, blowing past expectations

The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.1 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday.  The September jobs report blew past economist expectations, which foresaw 140,000 jobs added and a jobless rate of 4.2 percent.   The September jobs report comes roughly a month before the…