A drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to what was an otherwise downbeat jobs report — but it was for all the wrong reasons.

US employers significantly slowed hiring last month, adding just 57,000 jobs, a stark contrast to previous months. This cautious approach signals lingering economic unease,…

A drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to what was an otherwise downbeat jobs report — but it was for all the wrong reasons.