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October 3, 2014 (Friday)

Business and economy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that unemployment in the United States has dropped from 6.1% to 5.9% in September, the lowest since July of 2008. The labor force participation rate also fell, to 62.7 percent. (CNBC)
A cyber-attack against JPMorgan Chase and 9 other financial institutions that compromised over 83 million accounts is disclosed. The attack is considered one of the largest data breaches in history.(Reuters) Archived 2014-10-05 at the Wayback Machine

Politics and elections

Swedish general election, 2014:
- Sweden's new Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, presents his minority government consisting of the Social Democrats and the Green Party; former EU commissioner Margot Wallström is the new foreign minister. (SVT)