Economics
Census Hires Could Make U.S. Jobs Report Less Than Meets the Eye
- Some economists see pace of underlying job gains easing a bit
- Trade war, economic slowdown may be evident in Friday’s data
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U.S. jobs data due Friday may be inflated by Census Bureau hiring for the 2020 count, and economists say the underlying numbers may show that job gains are slowing.