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.

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

"The strong jobs report is good news for the economy but serves as the latest obstacle for markets that had increasingly ...

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

Friday’s jobs report was “even more important” than normal as the market adjusts its assessment of the direction of the economy.

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.

"Markets tried to front-run the Fed on the level of interest rates and are now paying the price," Jamie Cox of Harris ...

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.

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

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 ...