The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.

Retail trade and government were also strong, adding more than 30,000 jobs apiece. The gains in health care were broadly in ...

Annual revisions to jobs data and disruptions related to the catastrophic Los Angeles fires and severe winter storms are ...

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

US employers added 143,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate dipped slightly, according to the Labor Department — ...

But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come.

Employers added 143,000 jobs last month, signaling a more subdued labor market even as the unemployment rate edged down to 4 ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.

The pace of hiring slowed slightly in January, signaling more subdued employment growth even as joblessness remained low.

The U.S. government added 9,000 workers in January, a gain economists do not expect to see repeated in the months ahead as ...

US job growth slowed more than expected in January, but a 4.0% unemployment rate probably will give the Federal Reserve cover ...