Payrolls rose 22,000 in August, less than expected in further sign of hiring slowdown

Payrolls rose 22,000 in August, less than expected in further sign of hiring slowdown

Nonfarm payrolls increased by just 22,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% . Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a rise of 75,000 . Markets largely disregarded the report, with stocks up at the open and Treasury yields sharply lower . The report comes as markets widely expect the Fed to lower its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point later this month .

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