U.S. employers likely added 153,000 jobs in December, close to the average of the last six months, while the unemployment ...

Friday’s jobs report was “even more important” than normal as the market adjusts its assessment of the direction of the economy.

Employers added 256,000 jobs in December despite uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Unemployment ...

The December jobs report showed a surprise surge in hiring and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Taken together, the data strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to maintain its current ...

The Labor Department reported that employers added 256,000 jobs in December. Unemployment drops to 4.1%. Read the implications of this report on the Fed policy.

Employers across the U.S. added a robust 256,000 jobs in December, a sign the labor market remains in good shape.

Reserves’ William McChesney Martin building. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images. The December jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.1%, accompanied by a rise and ...

The December jobs report is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on hold early in the new year. Wall Street does not expect any rate cut until at least the late spring. The Fed has vowed to keep ...

In 2024, job growth continued to cool off, settling back into a familiar gait that was roughly in line with the pace of job creation in 2010-2019.

Here’s a rundown of what the jobs report shows: The unemployment rate in the state was 3.7% in December. That’s unchanged from November, when the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.6% in October.

“Mortgage rates ticked up for the fifth consecutive week and crossed 7% for the first time since May of 2024,” says Sam ...

Friday is the first major economic report of the new year. The U.S. added an estimated 256,000 jobs in December, smashing consensus economist estimates of a seasonally adjusted 153,000 ...