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

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

President Donald Trump's top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said, "We're inheriting a very difficult jobs market because of ...

The drop of more than half a million open positions was led by decreases in business and professional services as well as ...

The headline monthly job growth numbers are based on a monthly survey of business establishments across the US. Any such survey measure represents an approximation of the underlying reality.

Here is what economists say you will need to know about the revisions to make sense of the numbers. The revisions are part of a longstanding annual process. The monthly job figures are based on ...

But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report ... of the survey-based employment estimates from the monthly jobs report and reconciles those estimates with fuller employment ...

The strong monthly gain could reflect a “resetting ... These adjustments anticipate a certain number of job losses to start the year, so if fewer workers get let go than anticipated, that ...

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

Monthly job openings have tumbled from a record 12.2 million in March 2022, to 7.6 million in December – still a decent number by historical standards. As the labor market cools, American ...