2025 was marked by relatively strong job growth in the first few months, followed by cooling, with some months showing net ...

Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and ...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer insisted the job market is strengthening despite new signs of economic softness, even as unemployment rose to its highest level since 2021. Chavez-DeRemer argued ...

The U.S. gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday, and the unemployment rate climbed to 4.6%, the highest since 2021. Along with the net ...

The unemployment rate rose more than expected in November and previous jobs figures were revised downward as the first full report after months of a data fog revealed a weakening labor market. In ...

The job market continues to show signs of cooling. U.S. employers added just 64,000 jobs in November, according to a delayed report from the Labor Department Tuesday, while the unemployment rate rose ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include the latest data and market reaction. The U.S. labor market showed clearer signs of cooling in November, as job growth broadly met already subdued ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell outlined how the central bank is viewing the labor market after it cut interest rates last week for the third straight time, with a fresh jobs report due out on ...