Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 ... U.S. companies added a better-than-expected 275,000 jobs, indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up ... Read More

Layoffs could spike as one labor-market indicator says a recession is already here, market forecaster says

Headline job growth has been strong recently, but commentators have pointed to mixed signals in the data suggesting a less rosy picture. Read More

March jobs report comes in hot: The US economy added 303,000 positions last month

The unemployment rate fell to 3.8% from 3.9% the month before. Friday’s jobs report not only highlights the US labor market’s remarkable ... “The big mistake here is if it goes too soon.” ... Read More

Jobs report smashes forecasts as red-hot labor market confounds Wall Street

The U.S. economy added the biggest number of new jobs to the economy in nearly a year last month, as wage gains continue to indicate a hot labor market will stoke inflation concern into the spring ... Read More

‘Eye-popping’ March jobs report shows labor market and U.S. economy are still going strong

For now, it’s a hard case to make. “The March jobs report showed just how healthy the American labor market is, despite isolated criticisms,” said chief economist Joe Brusuelas at RSM. Read More

Labor market stuns with 517,000 new jobs

Bukaty) (CN) — The U.S. economy added a remarkable 517,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the lowest level since 1969. It may be good news for job seekers, but the January ... Read More

Today's jobs report shows economy added booming 303K jobs in March, unemployment at 3.8%

Can anything slow down the U.S. labor market? Hiring accelerated in March as employers added a booming 303,000 jobs despite ... moderate last month. Still, the sizzling report may assure Fed ... Read More

Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, surging past economic forecasts

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs in March, far surpassing economists' predictions and signaling the labor market ... jobs report, it is all but certain that the first rate cut won't be before ... Read More

Job openings stay at 8.8 million. Labor market still plenty robust.

New openings are still much higher now than they were before ... as a gauge of labor-market strength. The U.S. is forecast to add a strong 200,000 new jobs in March. The jobs report comes out ... Read More

What to expect from the March jobs report

The March jobs report is expected to show the U.S. labor market again defied ... plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters to you. We've added you to our mailing ... Read More

March Jobs Report Forecasts Show Still-Strong but Slowing Hiring Gains

“Overall, the labor market is still pretty strong,” says Tiffany Wilding, an economist at Pimco. She expects the economy added 190,000 jobs in March, slightly below consensus. The report will ... Read More