Wall Street is cheering weak jobs as fuel for Fed cuts — but with sentiment souring, economists warn bad news won't stay good ...

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid last week retreated significantly after surging to a nearly four-year high a ...

U.S. jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, the latest sign that the labor ...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) begins its two-day September meeting today amid mounting anticipation that the Federal Reserve will announce its first interest rate cut of the year as the ...

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U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%, confirming that labor market conditions were softening and sealing the case for a ...

The U.S. labor market showed signs of stagnation in August 2025, with total non-farm payroll employment barely increasing by ...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Washington, D.C., was the highest in the nation for the third straight month, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. D.C ...