Jobs Report Expected to Show Continued Slow Hiring and High Wages

Forecast is for 170,000 new jobs in September, continuing slowdown in hiring from pandemic boom.

Unemployment rate expected to tick down slightly to 3.7%.

Wage growth forecast at 0.3% for September, 4.3% over past year - still too high for Fed.

Auto worker strikes could depress job growth, but end of Hollywood strike could offset.

Jobless claims remain low at around 200,000, suggesting layoffs not rising much.