April Jobs Report Shows Modest Growth, Signaling Labor Market Resilience Despite Ongoing Economic Uncertainty

Despite modest hiring, revisions to previous months' numbers and slowing wage growth hint at a gradually cooling job market. Read More

Employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience. Unemployment stays at 4.2%

Transportation and warehousing companies added 29,000 jobs last month, suggesting companies have built up inventory before imported goods are hit with new tariffs. Healthcare companies added nearly 51 ... Read More

Robust March jobs report signals the economy is starting from a ‘position of strength’ if Trump tariffs spark downturn

The robust job market at least means the economy and the labor market are starting from a “position of strength” should things worsen. Friday’s March ... strong jobs report is still good news. Read More

March jobs report: Economy adds surprise 228,000 jobs. Going into tariff uncertainty, labor market was strong.

The U.S. economy added a surprise 228,000 jobs in March, beating economists’ expectations as the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. The labor market showed strength going into the latest round of ... Read More

Jobs market defies expectations amid fears tariffs could soon spur economic downturn

The U.S. labor market beat expectations last month, adding 177,000 jobs as the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent. But the April jobs number was lower than the March tally and some ... Read More

Labor Market Held Steady In April, Adding More Jobs Than Expected

The U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs in April, decelerating from a downwardly revised 185,000 in March, but more than the 133,000 forecasters had expected. The unemployment rate remained relatively low ... Read More

Surprise! Employers Add 228K Jobs in March, Defying Forecasts

There was a small decrease in federal government jobs. The labor market served up a surprise in March as employers ... the latest updates from U.S. News & World Report and our trusted partners ... Read More

U.S. Economy Added 228,000 Jobs in March, Beating Expectations

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March. This beat expectations for the March economy, with earlier projections only anticipating the addition ... Read More

Economy Added Far More Jobs Than Expected in March

This morning brought a far stronger-than-expected March jobs ... shake the economy, so investors are scouring the Labor Department's report for insight into the health of the labor market ahead ... Read More

US economy added jobs at a faster pace in March

The U.S. economy continued to add jobs in March ... Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Deremer said in an appearance on FOX Business' "Varney & Co.," "I couldn't be more positive and happy for this jobs ... Read More

March madness? U.S. jobs report could show first signs of trade-war fallout.

Escalating trade tensions have fostered anxiety among U.S. households ... Now the March jobs report could shed light on how much President Donald Trump’s tariffs were weighing on the economy ... Read More