Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of forecasts, as labor market cools

Employers across the U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of economists' muted expectations and signaling the labor market is facing sharp headwinds from mounting economic uncertainty amid ... Read More

Unemployment up as employers added just 22,000 jobs last month

Unemployment ticked up last month, with employers adding just 22,000 jobs amid uncertainty over the U.S. economy. According to the Labor Department, the number of Americans applying for unemployment ... Read More

The U.S. job market is flashing a warning sign you shouldn’t ignore

A surprise revision wiped out June’s job gains, revealing a net loss of 13,000 positions as unemployment hit its highest level since 2017. Read More

Weak summer labor market flashes warning signs for the economy

The U.S. labor market created few jobs in August and shrank earlier in the summer, a first since the pandemic, as the economy’s engine sputters under the weight of President Donald Trump’s policies. Read More

US job openings slip in July, adding to evidence that the American labor market is cooling

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that layoffs rose slightly. The number of Americans quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their ability to find better pay, ... Read More

US employers added just 22,000 jobs last month amid uncertainty over President Trump’s policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said ... Read More

A Bad Jobs Report

Employers added 22,000 new jobs in August. For those paying attention, this is substantially below what had been forecast. Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, with private sector payrolls up 38,000 ... Read More

Labor Market Turns Cold in August as Paltry 22K Jobs Added

The labor market weakened significantly in August, as only 22,000 jobs were added, barely a third of what had been expected, the Labor Department said on Friday. Economists had forecast a gain of ... Read More

Unemployment up as employers added just 22,000 jobs last month

The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3% last month, worse than expected and the highest level since 2021. President Trump, who fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a disappointing ... Read More

Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of forecasts

Employers across the U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of economists' muted expectations and signaling the labor market is facing sharp headwinds from mounting economic uncertainty amid ... Read More