February’s Jobs Report: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold

The U.S. delivered a goldilocks jobs report on Friday, with February's nonfarm payrolls data coming in healthy, but not too hot. A combination of a robust February but downward revisions in January ... Read More

February Jobs Report: A Confusing Picture

While the February jobs report delivered another very strong ... It is notable that the household survey, which has shown declines in employment for four of the past five months, is at odds ... Read More

Understand The Employment Report For What It Is...

The monthly job reports are being used by partisans to support political positions as elections approach. Click here for a detailed analysis. Read More

Comments on January Employment Report

This was a very strong report ... jobs since February 2020. So, leisure and hospitality has now added back about 99% all of the jobs lost in March and April 2020. Construction employment increased ... Read More

Takeaways from the February jobs report

The February jobs report showed a labor market holding steady with better-than-expected employment growth in a cooler labor market. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in February to hit its ... Read More

What to expect in Friday's jobs report

CNN — New York (CNN) — Don’t be surprised if Friday’s jobs report shows that February’s employment gains were far below those reported for January. Economists expect that US employers ... Read More

Jobs Report: U.S. Economy Added 175K Jobs In February, Unemployment Up To 6.7%

Update April 4, 2014: BLS revised the February employment ... of jobs likely were impacted by the weather, but Jones said in a call that she thinks weather will be behind us by the March report. Read More

February jobs report shows losses in Jersey

For the first time in seven months, the jobs report released Thursday by the state labor department showed a decline in employment in New Jersey. “February was the worst month for New Jersey’s ... Read More

Another Jobs Report Is About to Land. What the Fed Is Watching.

The latest ADP National Employment Report, released Wednesday, found that private employers added a higher-than-expected 184,000 jobs in March, up from 155,000 in February. It was the biggest ... Read More

March jobs report: health care and government sectors added the most workers

Job growth grew faster than expected in March, thanks to a flurry of hiring within the government and the healthcare sectors, Labor Department data shows. Read More

Job Numbers Jumped in March, Says ADP Employment Report on Private Sector

Hiring in the private sector increased more than expected in March with the biggest jump since July, according to the ADP Employment report. Private payrolls rose by 184,000 jobs last month, advancing ... Read More