Second, the Fed is looking for signs of weakness in the labor market. Though the Fed doesn't want unemployment levels to dive to recession levels, a "healthy" labor market tells the central bank that ...

The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by 143,000 — somewhat lower than economists’ expectations of 175,000.

But some on Wall Street think the labor market, not inflation, is the place to look for better clues on what could push the Fed to cut rates later this year. Just look at what happened in ...

Over the last few weeks, there's been massive disruption in the labor market with Donald Trump's administration moving to freeze federal aid and lay off tens of thousands of federal workers.

Employers around the U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, as the labor market showed signs of cooling at the start of 2025. Hiring was weaker than expected by economists, who had forecast that the ...

The study, conducted by NDSU’s Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and the Center for Social Research, found that North Dakota’s agriculture industry generates $41.3 billion annually in ...

The number of jobs added came in below expectations, but the unemployment rate fell and earnings rose by more than expected in a sign of ongoing labour market strength January’s payrolls report ...

Responding to its flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index last week, Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: “The first indicators of business ...

While the tight labour market is not a new trend, the BOJ's more vocal concerns about the resulting wage and inflationary pressures mean it will be more inclined to look past economic weakness as ...

Monthly change in jobs +800 ,000 +600 ,000 +400 Can a labor market be hot and cool at the same time? That’s the picture painted by the latest federal hiring figures, which show a step down in ...

The advert with the Reform-inspired colour scheme does not include Labour’s logo or its signature red branding A Facebook page called UK Migration Updates, which also uses light blue ...

"It's unlawful." The Department of Justice argued that DOGE employees would have access to data needed to assist the Labor Department in improving its information technology and data systems.