Jobs News Are Labor Markets Stabilizing Jobs And Inflation Reports Offer Clues

There’s no jobs report today. So here’s what we know about the US labor market

On this particular Friday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was supposed to release the September jobs report. Read More

Government shutdown delays jobs report. What data economists are tracking instead

The government shutdown delayed the jobs report and may postpone other key economic data. Here is what economists are looking at instead. Read More

Shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be held up

The government's monthly jobs report was not published Friday as a result of the federal shutdown. That's left businesses and policymakers in the dark about the strength of the U.S. job market. Read More

U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September in latest sign of labor market weakness

ADP's figures may be the only jobs data reported this week. The government shutdown means the Bureau of Labor Statistics is closed and unable to publish the official government report. Read More

Fed's Powell points to persistent labor market weakness as government shutdown delays official reports

Fed Chair Jerome Powell told economists that the sluggish labor market and tariff-induced inflation are persisting as government shutdown delays official employment reports. Read More

There may not be a jobs report at all this week — so economists are homing in on this data instead

In what could be the last piece of federal jobs data released this week if the government shuts down, a new report Tuesday showed that the number of available roles remains low for the year, a sign ... Read More

The vital signs for the U.S. jobs market were already flickering before the employment report was delayed. Just how bad is it?

The critical U.S. jobs report on Friday, which is likely to be delayed by the government shutdown, probably wasn’t going to reveal much good news. But it could have told investors if the labor market ... Read More

Fed last month saw rising risks to job market, but remained wary on inflation

Federal Reserve officials agreed at their recent policy meeting that risks to the U.S. job market had increased enough to warrant an interest rate cut, but remained wary of high inflation amid a ... Read More

Layoffs across the U.S. this year are at their highest level since 2020, new data shows

Employers across the U.S. cut nearly 950,000 jobs this year through September, the largest number of layoffs since 2020, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Job cuts could ... Read More

With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while also lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. Read More

Shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be held up

For economists who follow the job market, the first Friday of the month is usually like Christmas morning. That’s when the Labor Department ordinarily delivers its closely-watched report on jobs and ... Read More