December Jobs Report: Live Updates - The New York Times
15 hours ago · Employers finished the year with a burst of hiring, adding 256,000 jobs in December. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent.
December jobs report shows economy added 256,000 jobs to …
12 hours ago · U.S. employers added a booming 256,000 jobs in December, shrugging off high labor costs, slowing sales and uncertainty about President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies. The unemployment ...
Why the December Jobs Report Dashed Hopes for Another Fed …
7 hours ago · The Fed held its interest rate at a two-decade high until this September, when inflation was on what looked like a clear downward trajectory toward the Fed's goal of a 2% annual rate, and the job ...
Strong December job growth could augur fewer Fed interest ... - CBS News
12 hours ago · Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, blowing past economists' expectations and signaling that the job market remains resilient in the face of still-high borrowing rates and stickier-than ...
Strong US job growth raises doubts about further Fed rate cuts
12 hours ago · Job growth exceeds expectations, unemployment rate falls to 4.1% US central bank faces dilemma with strong job market, sticky inflation Some Fed officials suggesting rate cuts may be near an end ...
Surging job market could prove costly for ... - Associated Press News
18 hours ago · Healthcare companies added 46,000 jobs, retailers 43,000 and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels 33,000. The final jobs report of 2024 underscores that the economy and hiring were able to grow at a solid pace even with interest rates much higher than they were before the pandemic.
Stocks and Bonds Fall After Strong Jobs Report Fuels Interest Rate ...
9 hours ago · Friday’s jobs report showed that hiring continued at a healthy pace, dampening expectations of the Fed needing to ease pressure on the economy by cutting rates again in the near future.
U.S. adds 256,000 jobs, as Biden leaves Trump with a sturdy ... - NBC News
16 hours ago · President Joe Biden will end his term with a relatively healthy labor market as the United States added a surprising 256,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.
The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates - The New York Times
15 hours ago · Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating. By Ben Casselman When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest ...
Strong December Jobs Report Kills Chances Of A January Fed
11 hours ago · Prior to the release of the December jobs report, the CME FedWatch Tool put the odds of a 0.25% Fed rate cut on January 29 at 6.9% as of 8:06 a.m. on January 10.