Employment lawyer and former Employment and Development Director Michael Bernick says January's addition of 143,000 new jobs is less than half of December's super gain of 309,000 jobs.

U.S. stocks are slumping Friday amid worries about higher inflation and tariffs, while a closely watched report gave a mixed picture of the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 was down 0.9% and on track to ...

February is the month, it seems, that we Americans like to take an accounting of our lives. Of course, I’m not really sure what to make of that observation, or to read too much into that at all, since ...

The U.S. economy entered 2025 with a combination of challenges and optimism. Although 143,000 new jobs were created last ...

The latest employment report showed that 143,000 jobs were added in January, falling short of the expected 169,000. Read more here.

January hiring was narrow. Healthcare (44,000 new jobs), retail (34,000) and government (32,000) together accounted for 77% ...

Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid LA wildfires, cold weather and uncertainty over President Trump's trade and ...

New report finds shrinking but still solid jobs numbers and lower unemployment as U.S. central bank monitors economy amid ...

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

The monthly jobs report showed the U.S. added 143,000 Jobs in January, fewer jobs than economists expected. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4%. Follow along for live updates on stocks and other ...

Major U.S. stock indexes slid on Friday as investors digested closely watched monthly employment numbers and a sharp drop in consumer sentiment.