The industry has lost 44,000 jobs since May, at least partly due to the strikes.
TheWGAapproved a new contract earlier in the month, butSAG-AFTRAnegotiations continue with studios.
But the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised that figure downward, to 297,000.
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The August figures were also revised down by 62,000, to 165,000.
Such changes are often made as the BLS gets more data.
The Federal Reserve this week chose to keep the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%.
All indicators point to a continued lull in the immediate future.
Its a slowdown, not a collapse.
The biggest job gains during the month were in health care, government, and social assistance.
