Instead, the most recent labor data shows unemployment low and steady, clocking in at 4%. Plus, job growth is still ...

The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by 143,000 — somewhat lower than economists’ expectations of 175,000.

US non-farm payrolls in January posted softer-than-expected growth, but the broader profile of the labor market suggests a ...

Statistics from a U.S. government study are helping trace common consumer products back to slave-labour origins. Findings released in the 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Labour outline 71 ...

Employers around the U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, as the labor market showed signs of cooling at the start of 2025. Hiring was weaker than expected by economists, who had forecast that the ...

The economy added a mild 143,000 new jobs in January as massive California wildfires and a cold snap in much of the country ...