The December jobs report showed a surprise surge in hiring and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Taken together, the data strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to maintain its ...

As financial markets brace for December’s employment report, concerns arise about the comprehensive nature of government-presented data and its interpretation. The upcoming release promises to ...

A report on the labor market due from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday will likely show that the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December, according to a survey of economists by Dow ...

Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, according to data released ... “The outsized strength in the November employment report put a stake in the heart of more Fed rate cuts in the first ...

Wall Street’s reaction to the strong December jobs report shows just how much bond yields and interest-rate expectations are driving the stock market these days. The Dow was down 600 points ...

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%. The January report, which effectively closes ...

Job openings increased slightly in January, but the data broadly reflected a cooling labor market with several metrics ...

The latest snapshot of job openings in the US shows that there were 7.74 million available positions at the end of January, signaling renewed optimism from US employers to start the year. The number ...

Memphis' unemployment rate stayed at 4.4%, while the national rate dropped. Here's what is happening in the local job market. The Memphis metro unemployment rate pushed a bit higher than the ...