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Employers added only 263,000 jobs in September; unemployment dips

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Employers added only 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate edged down slightly. The slowing growth could be good news when it comes to inflation and interest rate increases.

Here & Now‘s Miles Parks talks with NPR chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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