Sluggish Jobs Report Clears Way for Federal Reserve To Cut Interest Rates
‘The labor market is weakening,’ an economist says. ‘It is not falling apart, but it is weakening.’
WASHINGTON — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s tepid pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign of a sturdy, if cooling, job market.
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