VIEW April US jobs report shows looser labor market, good news for Fed

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, signs of a looser labor market which are good news for markets and the Federal Reserve that will likely require more ... Read More

Jobs report today: Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, unemployment rises to 3.9%

U.S. payroll growth slowed substantially in April as employers added 175,000 jobs amid high interest rates and stubborn inflation. The unemployment rate rose from 3.8% to 3.9%, the Labor Department ... Read More

Biden and Trump tussle over the economy with the new jobs report.

In the most recent poll by The New York Times and Siena College, Mr. Biden registered only 34 percent approval for his handling of the economy, and 63 percent disapproval. Read More

Jobs report shows marked April slowdown, prompting Fed rate-cut bets

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday that a net 175,000 new jobs were created in April, down from the upwardly revised total of 315,000 recorded in March and firmly shy of the ... Read More

The Fed Just Got the Job Market Cooling It Has Been Waiting For

Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, and investors took the report as a sign that the Fed may be able to cut rates sooner than they’d previously expected. Read More

Women Are Leading Gains in the Monthly Jobs Report, But Still Facing Barriers in the Labor Market

Not only has this recovery been more rapid than that of the Great Recession, but the "she-cession" has turned into a recovery led by women. Read More

Job Openings and Hiring Are at a 3-Year Ebb

March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers. Read More

Jobs report: U.S. economy adds 175,000 new jobs in April, below forecast

A big surprise in the April jobs report was a paltry 5,000 increase in leisure and hospitality jobs. With Americans traveling a ton and going out to eat more than ever, hotels and restaurants have ... Read More

Markets await key jobs report after months of hotter-than-expected data

The latest snapshot on US employment is expected to show that the US economy added 232,500 jobs last month and the jobless rate stayed at 3.8%. Read More

April jobs report breakdown: Which industries hired the most workers last month?

Job growth grew slower than expected in March, as hiring fell flat across many sectors including manufacturing and retail, Labor Department data shows. Read More

U.S. Job Growth Much Stronger Than Expected

It’s a remarkable ... worried that as the booming labor market recovery transitioned into a slower expansion, job growth would mostly narrow to less cyclical sectors like government hiring ... Read More

LAURA INGRAHAM: The media praises Biden's economy as many new jobs go to non-Americans

Fox News host Laura Ingraham ... who is actually getting all these new jobs. Looks like a lot of the job growth is going to non-Americans, which the New York Times hints at today, saying ... Read More