What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy

2026-10-02 22:55 • ;Amna Nawaz; Courtney Norris; Molly Mazilu
U.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.
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