What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economyU.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it comes a month before Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →CommerceEconomyseptember jobs report
Job growth cools in September -- sorely missing forecastsEmployers hired at a steady pace in September, enough to keep the unemployment rate steady and the Federal Reserve’s focus squarely on inflation – meaning more interest-rate hikes are likely.New York Post4d agoWhole story →Economyseptember jobs report
Disappointing 29,000 jobs added in September as unemployment ticks upFriday's jobs report is the last one that will come out before the Nov. 3 elections that will determine whether President Donald Trump's Republicans maintain full control of Congress.PBS News4d agoWhole story →Economyseptember jobs report
