The pace of job growth cooled through mid-2025, while the unemployment rate rose relatively little. This seeming puzzle is ...

The U.S. labor market is not weakening — rather, it is adjusting to new demographic and economic realities. Lower job growth ...

December's jobs report showed unexpected strength, with nonfarm payrolls growing by 256,000 and the unemployment rate dropping to 4.1%. Leading indicators like JOLTS and weekly jobless claims hinted ...

The US labor market closed 2025 with a steady yet slower pace, adding 50,000 jobs in December. Despite economic adjustments, ...

The unemployment rate might have risen in September, but remains below the Fed's projections. Along with a fast rise in payrolls increases, it indicates a still strong labor market. Expectations for a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in December while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor market ended the year on a solid footing, reinforcing views that the ...

Labor over inflation has been my mantra since late 2022. Today, the BLS jobs report showed that the labor market is getting softer, but it’s not breaking. This gives us a glimpse of what may happen ...

Is the US labor market in the calm before the storm? Economists say the Beveridge curve is the signal to watch.

Learn about the U.S. civilian labor force: who it includes, who it excludes, and how it affects unemployment stats, according ...