Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates

Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates

Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates ![](https://halifax.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/5/2024/09/a895ab84c8668920625b57b82e12354f9e92d7764ffced03f564b5ebffcd2a4e-1024x682.jpg) Posted Sep 6, 2024 01:02:18 AM. Last Updated Sep 6, 2024 01:15:21 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Friday’s monthly jobs report will likely mark a pivotal moment for the economy and the Federal Reserve. If it shows that hiring was weak in August and that the unemployment rate rose — similar to the unexpectedly soft figures for July — it would heighten worries that the job market …