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

June jobs report could decide the next Fed interest-rate cut. Here’s why.

Trade wars causing a hiring freeze. Artificial intelligence taking human jobs away. An immigration crackdown shrinking the pool of available workers. There’s a lot to worry about U.S. jobs market ... Read More

Dow jumps more than 300 points, S&P 500 sets new record after strong June jobs report

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 344.11 points, or 0.77%, settling at 44,828.53. The S&P 500 added 0.83% to close at 6,279.35, while the Nasdaq gained 1.02% and ended at 20,601.10. Both the S ... Read More

U.S. Firms Cut Jobs for First Time in Two Years, ADP Report Shows

American employers shed 33,000 staff last month, a new report showed, in an unexpectedly weak readout on U.S. labor-market health. The ADP data undershot consensus expectations for job growth of ... Read More

Jobs report holds key to size of Fed rate cut. Forecast: 161,000 new hires, 4.2% unemployment - MarketWatch

The U.S. jobs report is always a big deal on Wall Street, but the August payroll numbers loom even larger. They could sway how much the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates this month. Read More

May jobs report shows soft 139,000 increase as trade wars sap hiring. Jobs are harder to find. - MarketWatch

The number of new jobs created in May slowed to 139,000, a sign the Trump trade wars are starting to make a dent in a resilient U.S. labor market that’s been a bedrock of the economy. Read More

May jobs report: Job growth continued to slow in May amid economic uncertainty - Fox Business

The Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy added 139,000 jobs in May, as employers slowed the pace of hiring amid uncertainty over the economy as well as tax and trade policy. Read More

The May Jobs Report Comes Out Friday—Here's What You Need to Know - Investopedia

According to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, economists expect the report to show 125,000 jobs were added in May. That would be a slowdown from the unexpectedly high ... Read More