U.S. employers are expected to have added 55,000 jobs in August, bouncing back from July’s surprise losses, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the nonfarm payrolls report on Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast the unemployment rate will hold at 4.1%, a mix that would reinforce a “low hire, low fire” backdrop of sluggish hiring and limited layoffs. The reading is a fresh input for the Federal Reserve ahead of its Sept. 16-17 meeting, where officials appear split on raising rates to cool inflation without further weakening the job market. Chairman Kevin Warsh has signaled the Fed needs to do more against inflation, while governor Christopher Waller said he would lean toward holding rates if new data show inflation improving. Bank of America economist Shruti Mishra wrote that August CPI on Sept. 11 is likely more decisive, and that payrolls are unlikely to shift September pricing unless far weaker than forecast. Traders see near-even odds of a 25 basis-point hike or a hold, according to CME FedWatch. Earlier soft signals included a revised 23,000-job decline in July, a 103,000 downward revision to May-June payrolls, and an ADP tally of only 38,000 private-sector jobs in August. Crypto markets continue to watch the report after Bitcoin rebounded toward $77,900 from support near $76,200.