Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

While the headline number missed estimates, the January jobs report showed signs of strength investors think will keep rates ...

The U.S. economy added a smaller-than-expected tally of new jobs last month, but a sharp jump in wage growth and revisions ...

The Dow was on pace for a 0.4% weekly gain, while the S&P 500 was up 0.5% so far and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.7% higher ...

The latest job market report was a bit of a "mixed bag" for the housing sector, with wages now rising faster than inflation ...

The US economy kicked off 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected; but the unemployment rate dipped to 4% ...

By Ben Casselman The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that should give a more accurate picture of the U.S. job ...

Economists were projecting the unemployment rate would stay at 4.1% and 170,000 jobs would be added, according to FactSet estimates. Friday’s report — which also featured some significant data ...

The January jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4%, accompanied by monthly net nonfarm payroll gains of 143,000. Despite a slowing in the monthly pace of payroll gains from ...

January's jobs report comes after the Federal Reserve opted against a fourth consecutive interest rate cut at its meeting last week amid uncertainty over inflation and the health of the labor market.

The January employment report brought something that hasn’t exactly been in short supply lately: a bit of confusion. The economy turned in another month of solid job growth, as most expected.