Jobs Report Shows Low Unemployment But Also Signals A Possible Recession

I am an economics professor focusing on retirement security and jobs. Friday’s strong jobs report ... rate. The unemployment rate is a lagging indicator so when you look at a low one, you ... Read More

Jobs Report: Strong Hiring Dims Fed Rate-Cut Hopes; S&P 500 Rises

The March jobs report showed hiring far surpassed expectations, as employers added 303,000 payroll positions, while the unemployment rate dipped. After the jobs report, the S&P 500 rose moderately ... Read More

What To Look For In The June 2023 Jobs Report

The Employment Situation Report for June 2023 ... has confidence in the jobs market, and it remains focused on bringing down core inflation with higher rates rather than worrying about unemployment. Read More

Jobs Report

indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 3.9%. U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe ... Read More

March Jobs Report: What to Expect

No matter which way the next jobs report turns out ... The unemployment rate is forecast to remain unchanged at 3.6%, a 50-year low. Wages are projected to rise 0.3%, up from the 0.2% wage ... Read More

The March Jobs Report: More Cold Water On Rate Cuts

March jobs report shows strong job creation, a lower unemployment rate, and higher labor force participation. U6 rate remains higher ... released the March employment report which showed that ... Read More

Current Unemployment Rate and Other Jobs Report Findings

The unemployment rate declined to 3.8% in March from 3.9% in February, according to the jobs report released on April ... claims divided by covered employment — was 1.2% for the week ending ... Read More

Jobs report: U.S. economy adds 517,000 jobs in January, unemployment rate falls to 3.4% as labor market stuns

U.S. job growth blew past expectations in the first month of the year as the labor market continued to breeze through inflation-fighting monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. The Labor ... Read More

Jobs Report Shows Massive Hiring in January: What the Experts Are Saying

The January jobs report absolutely blew away economists' and market participants' expectations. U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment ... the unemployment rate hit a 53-year low of 3.4%, down ... Read More

March jobs report: Payrolls rise by 431,000 as unemployment rate falls to 3.6%

At 678,000, last month's employment report ... 750,000 jobs added or created. The unemployment rate dropped a more-than-expected two-tenths of 1%, edging closer to the historic low of 3.5% seen ... Read More

What to expect from the March jobs report

The March jobs report is expected to show the U.S. labor market again defied predictions for a sharp slowdown even as it battles higher interest rates and chronic inflation. The Labor Department's ... Read More