US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4%
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs ...
US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs relatively low.
U.S. hiring cools in January; California’s outlook is dimmed by looming cuts in government and aid
U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said Friday, as many employers held back on adding new jobs ...
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Federal Funds Rate History 1990 to 2025
Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course ... rates in order to stymie economic activity. The unemployment rate will tend to rise (as has happened over the past ...
U.S. economy added just 143,000 jobs in January but unemployment rate fell to 4%
Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 169,000 in January, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
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Global unemployment set to hold near historical low of 5%, ILO says
GENEVA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Global unemployment remained steady last year at an historical low of 5% ... economy continues to expand at a moderate rate, but it is projected to gradually lose ...
What to expect in Friday’s jobs report
But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: ...