Strong September Jobs Report Puts Soft Landing in Sight: What the Experts Are Saying

But experts say the blowout September jobs report relieves pressure on the FOMC to deliver another jumbo-sized cut to interest rates at the next Fed ... pace of payroll growth to a strong 186,000. Read More

The September Jobs Report: What the Experts Are Saying

The September jobs report was one of those perverse examples of "good news is bad news" as far as the market was concerned. Although payroll ... see another 0.75% increase to the Fed funds rate ... Read More

Final 2024 Jobs Report Shows Solid Labor Market. Will It Stay That Way?

The Labor Department released its final jobs report for 2024 this morning. It showed another strong month of job growth, with 256,000 new payroll jobs reported. Read More

The jobs report shows fewer people are unemployed — but in this strange economy, that's bad news

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected jobs to increase by 250,000. The print shows payroll growth ... 62.3% from 62.4% through September. The report reflects yet another month of better ... Read More

Jobs Report: Bond Yields Rise And Stocks Fall

Stocks and bonds declined in response to much better-than-expected job growth. This week's CPI report could further pressure yields. Read More

Why the blowout jobs report is tanking stocks and sending yields spiking

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

Blowout US Jobs Report Puts Fed Rate Cuts on Back Burner

Welcome to TOPLive’s blog coverage of the US employment report for December. As we contemplate the year ahead — and the return of Donald Trump to the White House — we’ll take a final look at the 2024 ... Read More

November Jobs Report: Headline Payrolls Beat, But Unemployment Ticks Higher

October's tepid results were upgraded by 24,000 jobs, to 36,000, while September ... hike, too. As of Friday morning, the CME FedWatch Tool, which uses Fed funds futures prices to track the ... Read More

US labor market exits 2024 with strong job gains, drop in unemployment rate

U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in December while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor market ended the year on a solid footing, reinforcing views that the Federal Reserve would ... Read More

Jobs report today: U.S. added booming 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment at 4.1%

Employers added 256,000 jobs in December despite uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Unemployment dipped to 4.1% ... Read More