U.S. employers likely added 153,000 jobs in December, close to the average of the last six months, while the unemployment ...

Rising unemployment prodded the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last fall despite lingering inflation — and the jobless rate could still be the deciding factor for future rate cuts.

The December jobs report showed a surprise surge in hiring and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Taken together, ...

Employers added 256,000 jobs in December despite uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Unemployment ...

The Labor Department reported that employers added 256,000 jobs in December. Unemployment drops to 4.1%. Read the implications of this report on the Fed policy.

Employers across the U.S. added a robust 256,000 jobs in December, a sign the labor market remains in good shape.

"Markets tried to front-run the Fed on the level of interest rates and are now paying the price," Jamie Cox of Harris ...

Payrolls: 256,000 jobs added in December vs. 153,000 expected, according to economists surveyed by FactSet. Unemployment rate: 4.1%, down from 4.2% in November. Revisions: October ...

The December jobs report is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on hold early in the new year. Wall Street does not expect any rate cut until at least the late spring. The Fed has vowed to keep ...

Reserves’ William McChesney Martin building. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images. The December jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.1%, accompanied by a rise and ...

A recent surge in U.S. Treasury yields may gain even more momentum after a strong jobs report reinforced expectations that ...

Here’s a rundown of what the jobs report shows: The unemployment rate in the state was 3.7% in December. That’s unchanged from November, when the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.6% in October.