October 3, 2014 tim costello Employment 3. U.S unemployment rate drops to 5.9% October 3, 2014 tim costello Employment New figures show U.S unemployment rate at 5.9% in September, lowest since July 2008.224,000 jobs added by non-farm employers.July and August jobs numbers revised upwards.Labour force participation rate at 62.7%, barely changed from August. tim costello