When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers, they’re likely to show decent, but unspectacular, job growth ...

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.

President Donald Trump's top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said, "We're inheriting a very difficult jobs market because of ...

The drop of more than half a million open positions was led by decreases in business and professional services as well as ...

But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come.

The headline monthly job growth numbers are based on a monthly survey of business establishments across the US. Any such survey measure represents an approximation of the underlying reality.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.

Monthly job openings have tumbled from a record 12.2 million in March 2022, to 7.6 million in December – still a decent number by historical standards. As the labor market cools, American ...