A top official at the Federal Reserve is saying that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job market is strengthening her belief that interest rates should be lower.

The Federal Reserve's vice chair of supervision, Michelle Bowman, on Saturday said recent weak job data underscores her concerns about labor market fragility and strengthens her confidence in her own forecast that three interest-rate cuts will likely be appropriate this year.

Bowman was one of two Fed governors to dissent at the central bank’s policy meeting last month, a rare occurrence even as officials voted to hold rates steady for a fifth straight gathering. Her latest remarks underscore growing divisions among Fed policymakers about when the independent central bank should begin slashing rates again.