U.S. economy went into reverse in the first quarter, new GDP data shows

Another red flag for the U.S. economy came on Wednesday with the release of ADP's employment numbers for April, which showed private employers added 62,000 jobs this month, far fewer than the ... Read More

The hidden bad news in the June jobs report

On the face of it, the June jobs report presents a robust picture of the US economy, with a historically low unemployment rate, a healthy number of jobs added and wage growth that outpaces inflation. Read More

Blowout US employment report reinforces economy's resilience

The employment-to-population ratio, viewed as a measure of an economy's ability to create employment, rose to 60.2% from 60.0% in August. Fewer people worked part-time for economic reasons. Read More

The June jobs report is grimy under the hood. Here’s a few key numbers that tell us why.

The economy created a seemingly healthy 147,000 new jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to a four-month low. Great new, right? Not quite. Read More

The US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, slightly more than expected - MSN

May’s jobs report marks the 53rd consecutive month that the US economy has added jobs, the second-longest streak of employment expansion on record (behind the post-Great Recession/pre-Covid ... Read More

Jobs report: US economy added positions in March as payrolls grew at ...

The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March, ... Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ... "The March employment report has to be viewed as backward looking, ... Read More

‘Exceeded Expectations Again’: May Job Report Shows ‘Strong ... - IJR

The U.S. economy added 139,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in May, slightly above economists’ expectations, the BLS reported. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2% in May ... Read More

U.S. economy adds jobs as federal layoffs and rising unemployment bring ...

The U.S. labor market made solid gains again last month, adding 151,000 more jobs, just before the biggest federal layoffs began to hit. But there are other warning signs of what could be ahead ... Read More

U.S. economy created 139,000 May jobs, higher than expected

The latest U.S. jobs report Friday showed 139,000 jobs created in May. It was a bit higher than economists expected amid a labor market cool-off as layoffs increase, hiring slows and tariffs bite ... Read More

US economy adds fewer jobs than expected in January as ... - Dallas News

U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher. The first job report of Donald ... Read More

Jobs report Friday to provide important clues on where the economy is ...

Clues on whether the U.S. economy is merely in a temporary tariff-induced funk or a more damaging longer-turn downtrend should come Friday when the Labor Department releases the April jobs report ... Read More