Jobs Report Is Unlikely to Resolve Fed Rate Debate

A continuing strong labor market could lead officials to raise rates higher than anticipated

Friday’s rosy jobs report underscores a scenario where the Federal Reserve might decide to hold rates steady in June and then raise them later this summer. Photo: andrew caballero-reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Friday’s jobs report does little to clarify the Federal Reserve’s debate over whether to hold rates steady this month. But it underscores the prospect that, if officials do so, they could favor raising rates later this summer.

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