Money The economy added 261,000 jobs in October even as recession fears, interest rates rose November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Elisabeth Buchwald and Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Comments Off on The economy added 261,000 jobs in October even as recession fears, interest rates rose The October jobs report showed the economy added 261,000 jobs last month, but a sharp slowdown is forecast. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%.