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 ...

The December jobs report blew past economists' expectations and the unemployment rate fell, but evidence of cooling wages caused equity markets to rejoice Friday. In other words, good news was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. December Jobs Report: Payroll Growth Exceeds Expectations as Unemployment Holds Steady Total nonfarm payroll employment surged by 256,000 in December, exceeding market expectations ...

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 ...

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 ...

The latest snapshot of job openings in the US shows that there were 7.74 million available positions at the end of January, ...