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The economy is growing without adding many jobs, creating challenge for the Fed

Keeping the economy on track is becoming an increasingly tenuous task for the Federal Reserve with reduced hiring and AI-centric growth. Read More

Economy added 119,000 jobs and unemployment ticked up in September, delayed report shows

The report reflects what was happening before the federal government shutdown began. The labor market may have changed since the data was collected. Read More

The US economy added 119,000 jobs in September, but unemployment rose to a nearly four-year high

A long-awaited jobs report offered a mixed picture of the US labor market. The economy added 119,000 jobs in September, an unexpected rebound for the labor market — but it comes as the overall ... Read More

Jobs report revision flips Trump-era gain to loss — and it’s fueling bad poll numbers

September jobs report reveals U.S. labor market losing steam with employment figures revised down by 33,000 for July and August, signaling economic concerns. Read More

Here’s What to Know About the September Jobs Report

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its September jobs report on Thursday, after a nearly seven-week delay due to the government shutdown. The report showed that the U.S. economy added ... Read More

What does the jobs report really tell us? The economy has trouble spots, but it's still growing.

The bigger-than-expected increase in new jobs in September signals that the economy was still expanding at a decent clip before the government shutdown. But too much is being made of it, some ... Read More

The U.S. added a robust 119,000 jobs in September, but there are still signs of a weakening labor market

The closely followed report was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 3, but it was shelved by the government shutdown. Read More

Latest jobs report shows cooling but still growing labor market

The long-delayed September jobs report revealed that the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs while the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in nearly four years. Read More

Wait, I thought the economy was terrible. What happened?

“The economy is struggling to create jobs. The unemployment rate is low but it’s now showing some stress,” Zandi said, adding that the closer the rate gets to 5%, the greater the risk of a ... Read More

The Economy After the September Jobs Report

The data nerds among us were happy to finally get their September jobs report fix, even though these data are somewhat stale now. However, we still ... Read More

Jobs report blows past expectations, defying hiring slowdown

Employers hired far more workers than expected in September, defying a sharp slowdown over the summer that appeared to cool off the labor market. The U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, according to ... Read More