While the White House was quick to tout the December jobs report as a success story, there is little to celebrate. Their upbeat claims are based on increasingly questionable data. The first red ...

The U.S. economy added 216,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate ... Here are some key takeaways from the final employment report of the year. The payroll gains easily topped the 175,000 ...

The December PCE inflation report is slated for ... Stocks fell after Friday's jobs report as investors downgraded their expectations for further rate cuts in the first three months of 2025.

The December jobs report was expected to provide a more straightforward look at the health and trajectory of the labor market following two distorted reports: October, which came in much weaker ...

The December jobs report showed a surprise surge in hiring and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Taken together, the data strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to maintain its ...

Here’s the key numbers to watch in the December employment report on Friday. Wall Street forecasters predict the U.S. created a modest 155,000 new jobs in the final month of 2024 or enough to ...

The December jobs report is forecast to show that the labor market continues to grow at a healthy clip, though the rate of job growth has slowed significantly compared with its postpandemic peak.

Stocks and bonds are tumbling after the December jobs report came in much stronger than expected. Nonfarm payroll additions smashed forecasts, while the US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell.

A report on the labor market due from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday will likely show that the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December, according to a survey of economists by Dow ...

In the week ahead, a crucial run of labor market data is set to greet investors, with Friday morning's December jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics serving as the week's most important ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...