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The Job Market Is In Its Worst Stretch Since The Pandemic

Private employers shed 32,000 jobs in November, disappointing forecasters' expectations and marking the worst four-month stretch for the job market since 2020. Read More

The Fed has a big decision to make without key data. Here’s what it could do.

As they prepare to meet in 10 days on interest rates, Federal Reserve officials are very divided over a key question: How worried they ought to be about the U.S. labor market. “Some folks are less ... Read More

Is the job market getting worse? As the shutdown continues, this is what we know

The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the labor market for the second month in a row. Without that official jobs tally, the available signals are mixed. This ... Read More

Fed loses access to key jobs data ahead of FOMC meeting, crypto markets reel

Officials of the Federal Reserve recently lost access to employment data from ADP, the Washington Post reported on Oct. 22. Since the central bank is already unable to receive key economic data in the ... Read More

4 market takeaways from the big September jobs report

After a 76-day wait, data-starved investors finally got their hands on an official jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning. Read More

October jobs report canceled and November release delayed, BLS says

The government's October jobs report, which was delayed by the federal shutdown, will not be published, removing a crucial data point at a time when a stagnant labor market and sticky inflation have ... Read More

Fed's Waller says weak job market justifies rate cut in December

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. firms have begun talking more frequently about layoffs as they plan for weaker demand and possible productivity gains from artificial intelligence, Federal Reserve ... Read More

White House says key economic reports may not be released

The White House said Wednesday it was unlikely that key federal inflation and labor reports impacted by the government shutdown would be released. “The Democrats may have permanently damaged the ... Read More

Better late than never: The delayed September jobs report will be out next week

The Labor Department says it will release a key report on the September job market next Thursday, almost seven weeks behind schedule. The jobs report is one of many closely-watched economic indicators ... 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

Fed likely to cut rates again despite 'no risk-free' path for policy, analysts say

As upside inflation pressures fade and job growth weakens, the Federal Reserve appears poised to cut short-term interest rates again on Oct. 29 at the end of its two-day meeting complicated by missing ... Read More

Fed to cut rates again in December on weakening job market, say most economists: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will again lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points next month to underpin a weakening labor market, according to 80% of economists polled ... Read More