Jobs

Fewer US interest rate cuts expected after job gains surprise

Posted by January 10, 2025

The US central bank, which is charged with keeping both prices and employment stable, cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years in September

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U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate dipped

Posted by January 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added a strong 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’

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American exceptionalism: Job gains of 256,000 to temper calls for…

Posted by January 10, 2025

American exceptionalism is the primary takeaway from one of the more remarkable years in labor market dynamics over the past half century as the economy gener

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US added a strong 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment…

Posted by January 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added a strong 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the f

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Stocks Drop After Jobs Report Shows Hot U.S. Labor Market—Here’s…

Posted by January 10, 2025

Topline Wall Street reacted negatively to Friday’s better-than-expected jobs report, a seemingly contradictory outcome rooted in the prevailing agita surround

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US added 256k jobs in December, unemployment rate fell to…

Posted by January 10, 2025

U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added a strong 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high intere

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US job market soars past expectations in last report before…

Posted by January 10, 2025

The US labor market expanded strongly in the last jobs report of the Biden administration, according to new data released on Friday.The number of new jobs added

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Strong December job growth could augur fewer Fed interest-rate cuts.…

Posted by January 10, 2025

Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, blowing past economists' expectations and signaling that the job market remains resilient in the face of still-high bo

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US labor market finishes 2024 on high note, adding 256,000…

Posted by January 10, 2025

The US economy added more jobs than forecast in December while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Fr

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U.S. payrolls grew by 256,000 in December, much more than…

Posted by January 10, 2025

Job growth was much stronger than expected in December, likely providing the Federal Reserve less incentive to cut interest rates this year.Nonfarm payrolls sur

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US economy smashes expectations with 256,000 jobs created in December

Posted by January 10, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The US economy created 256,000 jobs

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Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows

Posted by January 10, 2025

Steve Bannon, one of the architects of Trumpism, is one the most influential voices on the right. Bernie Sanders, the veteran US senator from Vermont, is among

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