Economy News Jobs Growth Of 353,000 Blasts Past Expectations As Labor Market Stays Hot

Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown

Data from ADP, a payroll processor, is getting added attention because of delays in official statistics caused by the government shutdown. Read More

'The odd decouple': JPMorgan says the tech capex surge is masking a troubling slowdown in job growth

JPMorgan sees capex and hiring decoupling. The bank said that while the outlook is stable, the US economy is getting warning signals from the labor market. Read More

US economy saw stronger-than-expected job growth in September, but the unemployment rate rose

The Labor Department is finally releasing the jobs report for September, which was delayed for weeks due to the government shutdown. It is expected to show the economy added around 50,000 jobs that ... Read More

Jobs report blows past expectations, defying hiring slowdown

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said it would not release a full jobs report for the month of October due to lost capacity during the shutdown. Rather, partial jobs data for October ... Read More

US job growth beats expectations in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

U.S. job growth accelerated in September, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% and the economy shed jobs in the prior month, suggesting labor market conditions remained sluggish. Nonfarm payrolls ... Read More