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Editor’s note: This article was updated to add details and context. The U.S. labor market added 115,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, blowing past economist forecasts for 62,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The print marks a slight deceleration from the prior month’s...

The U.S. labor market snapped back in March, with 178,000 jobs added, crushing expectations of 60,000 and reversing February's sharp decline. After a revised 133,000 drop in February, the latest print signals that the prior weakness may have been more noise than trend — at least for now. The...

As newly announced trade tariffs rattle markets, the U.S. labor market stands as the last major pillar of strength in an economy increasingly defined by President Donald Trump‘s policy decisions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the March Employment Situation at 8:30 a.m. ET on...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details. U.S. employment growth lost steam in January, with job growth coming in well below expectations and marking a significant slowdown from the previous month. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 143,000 in January 2025, marking a sharp...

Wall Street is on edge ahead of Friday's January jobs report, as a stark divide emerges between economist projections and speculative market bets. While economists expect only a moderate payroll growth, far below December’s robust reading, betting odds are signaling confidence in a much...

Betting markets see December’s nonfarm payrolls coming in much higher than Wall Street economists expect, creating a stark divide between traders betting on strong labor data and forecasts predicting a slowdown in hiring. In a note shared Thursday, Goldman Sachs economist Ronnie Walker...

The November jobs report revealed a stronger-than-expected rebound in hiring, recovering from October’s weather-related disruptions. Wage growth also slightly outpaced forecasts. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 227,000 in November, a significant jump from October’s upwardly revised 36,000....

Traders are laser-focused on November's jobs data, slated for release this Friday, as one of the last pivotal data points — along with next week's inflation report — that could shape the Federal Reserve’s decision on a potential rate cut at its Dec. 18 meeting. With market odds sitting at...

The U.S. stock market experienced a setback at the end of October, breaking a five-month winning streak as election uncertainties and mixed tech earnings dampened risk sentiment. A key measure of market turbulence, the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, surged by 34% last month, marking the third-...

The U.S. economy experienced almost no job growth in October as the pace of employment creation slowed to its lowest level since December 2020, according to the official jobs report released Friday. This downturn likely reflects the impact of hurricane disruptions, strikes in manufacturing and...

Traders are eagerly awaiting October’s official jobs data, set for release on Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET — widely viewed as the week’s most crucial economic event. The Employment Situation report is expected to provide valuable insights into the resilience of the U.S. labor market,...

A hotter-than-expected jobs report spurred a premarket rally on Wall Street Friday, showcasing the U.S. economy’s resilience and easing concerns over an economic slowdown. The strong labor data also led traders to rethink the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate cuts, resulting in a jump...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details. Signs of a healthy labor market emerged from the official September jobs report, as the U.S. economy added 254,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month, reflecting a strong improvement over August's upwardly revised figure of 159...

Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief Friday after the August jobs report signaled economic resilience, calming recession fears that had escalated following weak labor data in July and earlier this week. The U.S. economy added 142,000 nonfarm payrolls in August, up from the previous month's...

Lower-than-expected private employment growth in August triggered positive reactions Thursday in interest rate-sensitive assets like gold and the Japanese yen, while pushing Treasury yields lower as traders bolster their bets on a 50-basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month. U.S....