Associated Press (AP): US jobless rate falls to 7-year low; Fed move still unclear
By Christopher S. Rugaber
Associated Press (AP), Sept 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.1 percent last month, but hiring slowed — a mixed bag of news that offers few clues to whether the Federal Reserve will raise rock-bottom interest rates later this month. The Labor Department report, issued Friday, was closely watched because it will be the last snapshot of the job market before the Fed meets in two weeks. ...
Even the slip in hiring last month may not end up as bad as it looks...