1.   Also holding down consumer spending is slower jobs growth.

2.   Cassidy points to worrying signs of slower job growth and forecasts of rising unemployment.

3.   Economists and analysts said that the latest employment data showed that New Jersey could expect slower job growth this year as corporate layoffs continue.

4.   In other words, figures that showed slower job growth and benign inflation were pointing to continued benign inflation, but were masking less obvious signs of danger.

5.   Some analysts said the slower job growth, accompanied by a low unemployment rate, is a symptom of the worker shortage.

6.   Economists said lower consumer confidence, stock market volatility, higher energy prices and slower job growth are all factors in the drop in existing-home sales.

7.   Slower job creation, in turn, would mean lower income growth.

8.   Stock market volatility, higher energy prices, lower consumer confidence and slower job growth all have been factors in making consumers less inclined to spend.

9.   Stock market volatility, higher energy prices, lower consumer confidence and slower job growth all have been factors.

10.   The slower job and income growth and lower profits are expected to keep demand from driving up prices.