The surprising 256,000 increase in new jobs in December and a declining unemployment rate is good news, but the latest employment reports masks recent softness in the labor market. The increase in new ...

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

Rising unemployment prodded the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last fall despite lingering inflation — and the jobless rate could still be the deciding factor for future rate cuts.

The December jobs report showed a surprise surge in hiring and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Taken together, ...

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

The Labor Department released its jobs report for December, which showed the U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs last month, well above economists' expectations.

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.

Stocks and bonds declined in response to much better-than-expected job growth. This week's CPI report could further pressure ...

A recent surge in U.S. Treasury yields may gain even more momentum after a strong jobs report reinforced expectations that ...

There is some positive news in Minnesota's economic development as in the latest state labor report, employers added 4100 jobs in December.

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.

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary December 2024 unemployment rate was 5.2%, according to the Kentucky Center for ...