Economy Watch
Those worried about not enough jobs for Americans — a key factor behind the decision to cut interest rates — will learn today how valid those concerns are as the government gets its labor-market data back on schedule.
Before the federal shutdown, the official unemployment rate was 4.4% for the month of September. There wasn’t any report on October joblessness so the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release this morning is getting more than the usual amount of anticipation.
In a Bloomberg survey of economists, those polled predict that number will go up to 4.5%, extending a ...