The U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, nearly triple economists’ expectations of 60,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Where jobs grew: Professional and business services led the gains with 70,000 jobs, followed by health care (+42,000), transportation ...
The U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, plunging from 133,000 in August and marking the second-weakest month for job creation in the past seven months. Why it matters: The labor market has spent much of this year in ...
The U.S. labor market was slightly weaker than previously reported, but Friday’s annual payroll revision was relatively small compared with the massive downward revisions of the past two years. Why it matters: The Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminarily revised total ...