US employers add 169K jobs; rate falls to 7.3 pct.

Friday, September 6, 2013 ~ Updated 11:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy is producing jobs at a subpar pace -- a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much.

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