The labor market may show signs of cooling, but a mixed week of employment data — and a warm wage growth reading — shows that yet again, the Fed can afford to wait.

Employers across the U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May while the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.2%, new data shows.

The U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May and the jobless rate held steady at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The May jobs report showed the U.S. economy keeping ...

ToplineThe U.S. labor market exhibited signs of relative strength in May, according to the Labor Department’s monthly jobs ...

Employers added 139,000 jobs last month, continuing a steady run of hiring despite policy turmoil. The unemployment rate was ...

The U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May, more than expected but pointing to a labor market that continues to slow. The employment ...

The government’s May jobs report, slated for release at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday, could reveal the first signs of the impact on American workers of President Donald Trump’s ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release its monthly jobs report on Friday, and investors will be watching ...

The number of new jobless claims is still quite low, as is the rate of layoffs, government data show. The unemployment rate has also been stuck between 4.0% and 4.2% for the past year, an extremely ...

The big rally in bitcoin and stocks over the past eight weeks has occurred with a (somewhat) hawkish Fed; a dovish turn could provide fuel for new legs higher.

The jobless claims figure spiked to an eight-month high as President Donald Trump urges the Federal Reserve to make a move.

Unemployment claims rose to their highest level in eight months, with more workers across the Northeast filing for benefits ...