Tara Sinclair

The first monthly jobs report under President Donald Trump is officially in, and it’s a good one. On Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in February, and the U.S. unemployment rate declined to 4.7 percent. The jobs number came in well...

Economists who had been speculating that the sluggish U.S. May jobs report was simply an outlier are feeling quite vindicated on Friday. The U.S. economy bounced back in a major way in June by adding 287,000 jobs, well above consensus expectations of 175,000. The unemployment rate rose slightly...

The Federal Reserve's decision to raise the FFR from a 0.00 to 0.25 range to 0.25-0.50 won't hurt employer demand, an expert told Benzinga shortly after the announcement on Wednesday afternoon. "Employers were expecting today’s rate hike by the Fed, and have incorporated it...

U.S. equities jumped higher on Friday after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said the U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November – exceeding estimates of 200,000. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, a seven-year low. Tara Sinclair, Chief Economist for the job...

US October jobs data were better than expected when it was reported on Friday. The unemployment rate, private payrolls, and nonfarm payrolls data all improved month-over-month. Mohammed El-Erian, Allianz's Chief Economist, told Benzinga that the "comprehensively strong"...

USA Nonfarm payrolls for September rose 142,000, falling short of the consensus estimate (203,000) and last month's reading (173,000). Tara Sinclair, chief economist for Indeed said that the jobs number was "disappointing" and may contradict with the "strong job growth" on Indeed. Sinclair...

The United States economy added 173,000 jobs in August, but the latest jobs report did very little to shed light on whether or not the Federal Reserve will or should begin raising interest rates later this month. While those that argue against a rate hike point to slow wage growth and...

In a speech at the Rochester Business Alliance on Monday, New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley highlighted what he believed to be structural problems within the U.S. labor force. He emphasized the need for American firms to invest in workforce development in order to prepare...

On Friday morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its jobs report for the month of July. The brief will include statistics on unemployment, the labor force, wages and more. The expert consensus is that unemployment will remain steady at 5.3 percent. Estimates also project a 0.2...

The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly continuous jobless claims and initial jobless claims figures on Thursday. Both numbers numbers beat estimates. Only 255,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending July 18 -- the fewest since 1973. Experts were...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its U.S. employment numbers for the month of June on Thursday at 8 a.m. EST. Among the figures that will come out are nonfarm payrolls, unemployment, labor force participation and wage growth. After a substantial beat on projections for May, observers...