The U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs in January 2025, marking a slower-than-expected pace of growth, with economists having forecast 170,000 new jobs.

And that’s not the only manifestation of labor pains. A separate report showed that job openings, which peaked at 12.2 milion in March of 2022, fell to 7.6 million at the end of 2024. That’s a solid ...

In his first days in office, President Donald Trump wasted no time showing he means business, announcing a crackdown on immigration. He declared a national emergency, signed a raft of ...

This week’s forthcoming Consumer Price Index report could show easing year-on-year inflation, increasing the potential for ...

Average hourly earnings in January jumped by 0.48% (5.9% annualized), the biggest increase since June 2023. Read more here.

January hiring was narrow. Healthcare (44,000 new jobs), retail (34,000) and government (32,000) together accounted for 77% ...

New report finds shrinking but still solid jobs numbers and lower unemployment as U.S. central bank monitors economy amid ...

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

The U.S. economy is operating at "full employment," said Betsy Stevenson, economic professor at the University of Michigan. That translates into 'as good as it gets.' There were signs of building wage ...

The gain in jobs was lower than expected, but the job counts for November and December were revised upward by a combined ...

The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by ...