 That's still a low jobless rate by historical standards, but it's the highest in more than two and a half years. Powell and his colleagues have said any unexpected weakness in the job market would be another incentive to cut interest rates. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose two-thirds of a percent, the S&P 500 Index jumped nearly two percent, and the Nasdaq soared three and a half percent. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.