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 ...

The November jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed 263,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added to the economy, continuing a trend of modest job gains. In October 2022, a total of ...

Payrolls: 256,000 jobs added in December vs. 153,000 expected, according to economists surveyed by FactSet.. Unemployment rate: 4.1%, down from 4.2% in November.. Revisions: October and November's ...

The U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December, according to the newly released nonfarm payrolls report.. That was far more jobs than economists' 155,000 consensus forecast, and compares with a ...

The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating analyst expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

A report on the labor market due from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday will likely show that the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December, according to a survey of economists by Dow ...

While the strong jobs report should be viewed as positive for the economy, it's not good news for the stock market as long as interest rates continue to rise. "With the 10-yr firmly above 4.5%, we ...

The US economy closed out 2024 with another month of massive job growth, adding 256,000 positions in December. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% from 4.2%, wrapping up a year that marked a ...

December jobs report comes in stronger than expected The U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate continued to hover at 4.1% January 10, 2025, 9:31am by Brooklee Han ...

December's jobs report will be the final look at the labor market before the Federal Reserve announces its next interest rate decision on Jan. 31.

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 ...