These jobs are hiring, despite a weak job market

But two industries have bucked the trend: Health care and social assistance, the latter of which comprises services like child care and counseling, economists told ABC News. If not for job growth in ... Read More

US job growth stalls: Just 73,000 jobs added in July, with ‘stunning’ downward revisions to recent months

The US job market slowed substantially in July and was much weaker than first estimated for prior months, suggesting President Donald Trump’s trade policy may be stifling hiring. Read More

Hiring Plans Hit Post-COVID Low As Job Market Shows Signs of Cooling

Positive and negative signals coming out of the economy have experts questioning the direction of the U.S. labor market. Read More

Jobs Report: Trump Tariffs Hiring Slump Makes Fed Cut Likely; S&P 500 Falls (Live Coverage)

The S&P 500 fell 1.2% in Friday morning stock market action, as markets took a glass-half-empty view of weak job growth, despite better odds of a Fed rate cut on Sept. 17. The S&P 500's three-session ... Read More

July Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowed: 5 Key Takeaways

The U.S. economy added 73,000 jobs in July, which is fewer than expected, as the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%. Read More

Why America’s jobs data may be getting it wrong

The rise of entrepreneurship and AI-driven solopreneurs is reshaping the labor market—but U.S. data hasn’t caught up. Read More

The job market is showing signs of weakness as Trump's tariffs take effect

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday, as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for May and June were also revised sharply ... Read More

Trump orders firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected. Read More

The Latest: Markets react negatively to Trump's latest tariffs moves and weak jobs report

President Donald Trump's latest executive order placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances — says they'll go into ... Read More

What Happened to DOGE? Number of Government Jobs Surges

According to Thursday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), government employment rose by 73,000 in the last month, making it the top contributor to the stronger-than-expected ... Read More

Why the stock market shrugged off weak data, recession fears

"The mindset of the market is to embrace risk because that brings rewards rather than losses -- keep shrugging it off," Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at trading firm Interactive Brokers, told ABC ... Read More