US job openings hit 3-1/2-year low as labor market eases

U.S. job openings dropped to a 3-1/2-year low in July, suggesting the labor market was losing steam, but the reduction on its own is probably not enough to warrant a half-percentage-point interest ... Read More

US hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign of still-slowing job market

Economists have estimated that the government will report Friday that employers added 160,000 jobs in August and that the unemployment rate slipped back to 4.2%. Since hitting a half-century low of ... Read More

Unemployment falls, suggests orderly US labor-market slowdown

A surge in immigration means the economy needs to create between 145,000 and 200,000 jobs per month to keep up with growth in the working-age population. Read More

Job openings fell more than expected in July in another sign of labor market softening

Job openings slumped to their lowest level in 3½ years in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday in another sign of slack in the labor market.The department's closely watched Job Openings and ... Read More

The August jobs report reinforces 'waning vigor' in the labor market and the Fed should deliver a big rate cut, JPMorgan says

JPMorgan chief economist Michael Feroli says the Fed should cut 50 basis points this month as the August jobs report reflects a slowing labor market. Read More

Mixed news on US jobs: Unemployment rate falls but hiring is slowing

The US economy is expected to have added 160,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate likely dropped to 4.2% from 4.3%. Read More

US labor market added just 142,000 jobs in August, weaker than expected

The American labor market added 142,000 jobs in August — a relatively weak number that paves the way for the Federal Reserve to finally start cutting interest rates when it meets later this month. The ... Read More

US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market

“Claims calmed down and their recent rise appears to be just a blip, not a fundamental shift in the labor market ... Monthly job openings have fallen steadily since peaking at a record ... Read More

Steadfast US Consumer, Job Market Allay Concerns About Economy

(Bloomberg) -- Fresh readings on retail spending and unemployment benefits quelled some of the restiveness about the US ... news in the wake of a disappointing monthly jobs report that suggested ... Read More

SEEK stock slumps after reporting sharp drop in job ads

A massive employment platform has just delivered some bleak news to Aussie job hunters ... a range of employment indicators such as the rise in unemployment and the slowdown in job vacancies ... Read More

US Unemployment Claims Fall 7,000 to 227,000 in Sign of Resiliency in Job Market

US Unemployment ... job market was deteriorating rapidly rather than just slowing. “Claims calmed down and their recent rise appears to be just a blip, not a fundamental shift in the labor ... Read More