The number of foreign-born workers declined slightly in September after reaching the highest level since at least 2007 in August, as the U.S. experiences an immigration surge.

The jobs report for September released Friday showed that employment rose for native-born and fell for foreign-born workers.

Stronger-than-expected job growth could reaffirm the market’s expectation the Fed will slow its future rate cuts to a quarter-point each, following a half-point reduction at its September meeting. Softer growth could do the opposite,