Jobs Data

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to add more details and context. The U.S. labor market strengthened in May as employers added 172,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The monthly increase in total nonfarm payrolls far outpaced the 85,000 mark economists had...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add details and context. The U.S. labor market added 115,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, blowing past economist forecasts for 62,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The print marks a slight deceleration from the prior month’s...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) have officially responded to accusations that the massive divergence in their March service-sector employment data exposes a fundamental flaw in U.S. economic reporting. Both agencies are pushing back against claims...

A glaring contradiction between the government’s official jobs report and private sector survey data has sparked a fierce debate over the true state of the U.S. labor market. A Tale of Two Reports Economist David Rosenberg has sounded the alarm on deeply conflicting March 2026 employment data...

The U.S. labor market snapped back in March, with 178,000 jobs added, crushing expectations of 60,000 and reversing February's sharp decline. After a revised 133,000 drop in February, the latest print signals that the prior weakness may have been more noise than trend — at least for now. The...

U.S. equities fell sharply Friday as a weak jobs report and surging crude oil reignited stagflation fears. President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Iran, demanding unconditional surrender and warning of devastating consequences should attacks on U.S. forces continue. Qatar’s energy...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more details and context. The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The pace of employment growth sharply surpassed economist expectations of 70,000 and marked a...

China’s yuan is expected to experience fluctuations due to Beijing’s economic stimulus and pressures from the United States as its presidential election approaches on Nov. 5, analysts indicated. What Happened: The yuan could appreciate against the U.S. dollar if Beijing implements...

Goldman Sachs has reduced the likelihood of a U.S. recession in the coming year to 15%. This revision follows a strong employment report for September. What Happened: The Labor Department’s figures showed that U.S. job growth reached its highest level in six months, with unemployment dropping...

Lower-than-expected private employment growth in August triggered positive reactions Thursday in interest rate-sensitive assets like gold and the Japanese yen, while pushing Treasury yields lower as traders bolster their bets on a 50-basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month. U.S....

The U.S. labor market’s seemingly gravity-defying growth has been tempered by revisions to employment gains from April 2023 to March 2024. The American economy has seen 818,000 nonfarm payrolls, previously reported in official government statistics, vanish into thin air. This downward...

The number of job openings held steady at 8.2 million on the last business day of June, surpassing the estimated 8 million and aligning with upwardly revised May 2024 figures. This data released Tuesday kicks off a week filled with significant labor market indicators. On Wednesday, ADP will...

On the day that the United States celebrated declaring independence from the British, the UK elected a new Labor government. Is this a coincidence – definitely yes! Bitcoin falls on temporary trading issues. Hodlers shrug and don’t panic. DKI approves and sides with the hodlers....

The pace of job creation in the U.S. private sector fell short of expectations in June, suggesting a slight easing in labor market conditions. Private employers in the U.S. added 150,000 jobs last month, a decrease from upwardly the revised 157,000 jobs in May and below the forecasted 161,000 jobs...

In April, the U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs, falling short of expectations and down from the 315,000 jobs added the previous month. Surprisingly, the unemployment rate inched up from 3.8% to 3.9%, although maintaining a level below 4% for the 27th consecutive month—a streak not seen since the...