The Jobs Slump Is Here: What it Means for the Stock Market and the Fed

Job growth has been somewhat anemic for the past several months and worsened in August. Here's how it could affect markets. Read More

Weak jobs report shows even this hot sector may be cooling

August job growth fell short of expectations, and even health care, the steadiest source of new jobs, lost steam. U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as unemployment rose to 4.3 percent, ... Read More

America’s job market flashes yet another warning sign about the economy

The US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest since 2021. Read More

Stock Market Today: August payrolls show staggering decline in job additions

The BLS says that it is experiencing "technical difficulties" which might result in a delay of the release of the highly-anticipated payrolls report on Friday. The unexpected troubles have sent ... Read More

August jobs report shows cracks in U.S. labor market

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to a report from the Labor Department, while revised figures showed a net loss of jobs in June for the first time since 2020. Read More

The August jobs report has economists alarmed. Here are their 3 top takeaways.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ... Read More

US stock market crashes — Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all lost after shocking August jobs report; possible Fed rate cut ahead

U.S. stocks swung sharply lower Friday after a surprisingly weak August jobs report reinforced the case for a Federal Reserve rate cut at its September 17 meeting. Stocks initially surged on the ... Read More

10-year Treasury tumbles to early April low as weak jobs report raises chances of a half-point Fed rate cut

U.S. Treasury yields fell dramatically on Friday, as traders braced for the Federal Reserve to potentially cut interest rates more deeply than previously anticipated to shore up a dimming jobs market. Read More

Video: What the Weak August Jobs Report Means for BLS

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' August jobs report was the latest in a string of recent data and revisions to point to deterioration in the U.S. labor market. WSJ reporter Rachel Ensign explains what ... Read More

Weak jobs report shows even this hot sector may be cooling

The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest since 2021 Health care added 31K jobs last month, down from 42K average past year The jobs report means the Federal Reserve will likely cut interest ... Read More