Jobs News February Jobs And Inflation Reports Are Labor Markets Stabilizing

Fed faces another tough rate decison with inflation and job data delay

October jobs and inflation reports are canceled and November data are delayed until after the Fed's Dec. 9-10 meeting. What this may mean for rates. Read More

US Inflation-Adjusted Earnings Growth Stalls as Job Market Cools

US inflation-adjusted wages stagnated for second-straight month, indicating a cooling labor market and continued price increases are limiting consumers’ spending power. Read More

White House Says October Jobs, Inflation Reports Unlikely to Be Released

Two major government reports on inflation and the labor market for October are “likely never” to be released, the White House press secretary said Wednesday. The six-week government shutdown largely ... 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

Absent the jobs report, let's look at other labor market indicators

Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ weekly report on jobless claims nationwide usually comes out. But with the government shutdown, it remains absent. It’s been about a ... Read More

White House: October jobs, inflation reports may never get published

The federal jobs and inflation reports for October may never get calculated and released after a record-length government shutdown froze economic data collection, White House press secretary Karoline ... Read More

Hints Of A Weak Jobs Market Ahead Of Thursday's Payrolls Report

Despite signs of a soft labor market, market expectations have turned cautious on the outlook for another rate cut by the Federal Reserve at next month’s policy meeting. Read more here. Read More

Here's when to expect shutdown-delayed jobs and inflation reports once the government reopens

The longest government shutdown in history appears to be coming to an end, but the problems don't end there. The apparently imminent end of the federal government shutdown means Wall Street could soon ... Read More

US added 119K jobs in September, delayed jobs report shows

The Labor Department released the September jobs report, which showed that job growth continued at a subdued pace amid economic uncertainty over trade policy. 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

White House Says October Jobs, Inflation Reports Unlikely to Be Released

The Fed cut rates for the second time this year, although Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is “not a foregone conclusion.” In October, WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explained the central bank’s split ... Read More