Jobs News Here’s The ‘goldilocks Range’ For Stocks In Upcoming U S Jobs Report, According To Bofa

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 that’s been delayed by the government shutdown probably wasn’t going to reveal much good news. But it could have told investors whether the labor market is ... Read More

No September jobs report, no problem. Here’s what we know about the labor market — and it’s not great.

Welcome to jobs Friday — except there’s no U.S. employment report today. Blame the latest government shutdown in Washington. That’s not to say Wall Street and the Federal Reserve are flying blind. Read More

U.S. Lost Jobs in September, ADP Says. Why the Picture May Not Be So Bleak.

The latest data show that employment in the private sector slid last month, a troubling sign that will be harder to parse because the government shutdown means other job-market indicators aren’t ... 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

Government shutdown delays key monthly jobs report at a pivotal moment for the U.S. economy

For people who closely follow the U.S. economy, the first Friday of every month is known as “jobs Friday,” when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the previous month’s employment report at ... Read More

U.S. Private Sector Shed Most Jobs In Two Years Last Month

Employment in the U.S. private sector declined at a faster rate than expected in August, according to a report released Wednesday by the private payroll processing firm ADP, signaling further cooling ... Read More

Investors are unfazed about the government shutdown. Here's how stocks have fared during previous closures.

Stocks closed at record highs Wednesday despite a U.S. government shutdown expected to idle hundreds of thousands of workers and hobble federal agencies charged with dispensing a range of critical ... Read More