The US economy kicked off 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected; but the unemployment rate dipped to 4% ...

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

While the headline number missed estimates, the January jobs report showed signs of strength investors think will keep rates ...

But he added that a strong jobs report shouldn't keep the Fed from resuming rate cuts as long as its preferred inflation measure, now just under 3%, continues to drop. "I think inflation looks to ...

The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by 143,000 — somewhat lower than economists’ expectations of 175,000.

By Ben Casselman The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that should give a more accurate picture of the U.S. job ...

The rest of this week brings more blue-chip earnings, plus one of the most closely watched economic data releases, the ...

Monthly payroll growth continues to suggest the labor market is healthy and is adding jobs at a sustainable pace. Check out ...

Across November and December, the US labor market added 100,000 more jobs than initially thought, per Friday's labor report. Capital Economics deputy chief North America economist Stephen Brown ...

Friday's job numbers may not be what you expect. The report is likely to show slower job growth from last year due to a regular update to the government's data — likely among the biggest payroll ...

Economists were projecting the unemployment rate would stay at 4.1% and 170,000 jobs would be added, according to FactSet estimates. Friday’s report — which also featured some significant data ...