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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...