The December jobs report came in lighter than expected, but a lower unemployment rate is likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged when it meets later this month. Still, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. December's jobs report, released on Friday, caps off a sluggish year for employers and workers. The U.S. economy only added 50,000 ...

President Trump inadvertently posted job-market statistics online Thursday night that were supposed to remain confidential until the next day, the White House said Friday. Presidents and their top ...

Washington, D.C. — New federal data show that the U.S. labor market lost momentum throughout 2025, leaving workers with fewer opportunities, weaker bargaining power, and growing financial risk as the ...

Data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that nonfarm payrolls increased by just 50,000 in December, well below market expectations of 70,000. Job growth was concentrated mainly in ...