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 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

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

Traders on Friday raised their bets to about 50-50 that the central ... Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made clear that he doesn’t want to see the job market weaken further. Substantial rate cuts by the ... Read More

The Fed Is Still Banking on a Labor Market Miracle

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates this week. Recent jobs data have been a reminder that a soft landing is not yet assured. Read More

Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates

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

US futures fall as focus shifts to Friday's job market report

US equity futures traded lower Tuesday with the S&P 500 futures down 0.17% at 5,638.70, while Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 64 points or 0.32% to 19,511.10. At 00:01 EST (04:01 GMT), the Dow Jones ... Read More

Wages, adjusted for inflation, are falling for new hires in sign of slowing job market

Pay for newly hired workers is dropping after adjusting for inflation. As the Fed weighs rate cuts this week, it's a sign of a weakening job market ... Read More

‘The sky is not falling’: US economy added 142,000 jobs in August

The US economy appears to be on a knife’s edge, and Friday’s jobs report will be the deciding factor as to the next direction. Read More

The US labor market is 'healthy,' Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says, even as data shows conditions softening

Weak data this week has sparked further labor market worries ahead of expected Fed rate cuts. Investors are eagerly anticipating the August jobs report, set for release Friday morning. Treasury ... Read More

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