Jobs News What Today S Jobs Report Means For The Fed And Economy

The Delayed September Jobs Report Is Out. Here's What It Means for the Fed

The September jobs report, delayed from its initial October 3 release date due to the record-long government shutdown, came in higher than expected. This is bad news for those who want the Federal ... Read More

Jobs report today: September data comes in surprisingly strong. What it could mean for the Fed.

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the jobs report for September and weekly jobless claims delayed by the longest U.S. government shutdown in history. Read More

Shocking September jobs report defies historical precedent

The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally released the September jobs report on Thursday, November 20, 48 days later than it would have if the government hadn’t been shut down for 43 days. Read More

Jobs report revision flips Trump-era gain to loss — and it’s fueling bad poll numbers

September jobs report reveals U.S. labor market losing steam with employment figures revised down by 33,000 for July and August, signaling economic concerns. Read More

Economy added 119,000 jobs and unemployment ticked up in September, delayed report shows

The report reflects what was happening before the federal government shutdown began. The labor market may have changed since the data was collected. Read More

What does the jobs report really tell us? The economy has trouble spots, but it's still growing.

The bigger-than-expected increase in new jobs in September signals that the economy was still expanding at a decent clip before the government shutdown. But too much is being made of it, some ... Read More

PROGRESS: Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Gains, Wage Growth for American-Born Workers

The September jobs report more than doubled market expectations — adding 119,000 new jobs to the American economy. In stark contrast to the disastrous ... Read More

September Jobs Report Injects More Uncertainty Into Fed’s December Decision

Policymakers at the central bank are at odds over the need to cut interest rates for a third straight meeting, as inflation picks up again and the labor market slows down. Read More

'Stale' September jobs data is mixed news for a divided Fed

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in September, but a rise in the unemployment rate and downward revisions to prior months still presented an ambiguous picture for Federal Reserve ... Read More

Jobs Data Are Finally Back. What September’s Report Could Mean for the Fed.

Jobs data from September finally come out Thursday, delayed by the record-setting government shutdown. The numbers are being carefully watched because of the impact they could have on the Federal ... Read More

We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like

If we have sustainable employment growth combined with a low unemployment rate, it tells us that the labor market is healthy: When the number of new jobs created is roughly in sync with the number of ... Read More

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