U.S. job openings fell by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and that the Federal Reserve probably can hold ...

But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: ...

The January jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed to start 2025 while the unemployment rate was flat. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report is slated for release at 8:30 a.m. ET ...

Instead, the most recent labor data shows unemployment low and steady, clocking in at 4%. Plus, job growth is still apparently moving at a healthy pace. Maybe official labor data ...

The Labor Department's closely watched employment report ... labor market conditions have been underscored by steady rises in the number of people who have permanently lost their jobs, as well ...

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

A rise in these measures had raised concerns about labor market deterioration. The upbeat report supported the ... and November was revised to show 8,000 fewer jobs added than previously reported.

U.S. job growth likely slowed to a still-healthy clip in December while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% ... comfort level with the labor market situation," said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S.

The US economy added more jobs ... labor market was stronger than initially thought. The cycle high for the unemployment rate had initially been 4.3% in July but that figure was revised down ...

THESE ARE THE FASTEST-GROWING JOBS IN THE US ... may slow the pace of rate changes based on incoming labor market and inflation data. "The surprisingly strong jobs report certainly isn't going ...