Forecasters believe U.S. employment numbers expanded modestly in December, extending a streak of labor market weakness that ...

The December gains, along with a revision to November, could mean the labor market has stabilized. Employers added 41,000 jobs in December, according to a monthly survey of company hiring from private ...

The pace of job growth cooled through mid-2025, while the unemployment rate rose relatively little. This seeming puzzle is ...

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With all the uncertainty swirling around the economy — over tariffs and inflation, the cost of doing business and the cost of living — it was a relief to see the recent solid, strong jobs report for ...

• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ...

The labor market showed signs of weakening, with 73,000 jobs added in July and gains for the previous two months revised significantly lower. Monthly change in jobs +73,000 jobs in July +300,000 ...

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer. By Ben Casselman Job growth has remained ...