Jobs Report

Friday’s official jobs report is expected to shed light on the cooling U.S. labor market in December 2024, as economists project slower hiring that could ease pressure on the Federal Reserve amid renewed inflation concerns and policy uncertainty under Donald Trump‘s incoming...

The U.S. economy experienced almost no job growth in October as the pace of employment creation slowed to its lowest level since December 2020, according to the official jobs report released Friday. This downturn likely reflects the impact of hurricane disruptions, strikes in manufacturing and...

Traders are eagerly awaiting October’s official jobs data, set for release on Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET — widely viewed as the week’s most crucial economic event. The Employment Situation report is expected to provide valuable insights into the resilience of the U.S. labor market,...

Vice President Kamala Harris has grown her lead over former President Donald Trump in a weekly head-to-head poll of likely voters with less than one month until the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: Harris has shown a lead over Trump in many election polls, while election betting odds and...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Barn Burner Jobs Report Please click here for an enlarged chart of S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that the stock market is rallying on the...

The September jobs report came in hotter than predicted, with U.S. payrolls increasing by 254,000 and the unemployment rate surprisingly slipping to 4.1%. Wage growth exceeded expectations, rising 0.4% month-over-month and 4% year-over-year. These robust numbers have sparked a fresh debate among...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details. Signs of a healthy labor market emerged from the official September jobs report, as the U.S. economy added 254,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month, reflecting a strong improvement over August's upwardly revised figure of 159...

Data on the U.S. labor market could signal how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be when deciding if they should cut interest rates in November, after already announcing a rate cut of 50 basis points in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the official September jobs report...

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Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief Friday after the August jobs report signaled economic resilience, calming recession fears that had escalated following weak labor data in July and earlier this week. The U.S. economy added 142,000 nonfarm payrolls in August, up from the previous month's...

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Private sector job growth cooled August compared to the previous month and came in at a substantially slower pace than economists estimated. U.S. private employers added 99,000 jobs in August, a decline from the downwardly revised 111,000 in July, and falling short of the anticipated 140,000. The...

The weak July jobs report released on Aug. 2 sent the markets into a sell-off. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) erased over 5% in a now-rare pullback before regaining ground on Tuesday and Wednesday. While recent unemployment data points to a recession, many experts say this go-around is...

Originally published at volumeleaders.substack.com Weekly Wrap-Up During the week of July 29 through August 2, 2024, the U.S. financial markets faced a tumultuous period marked by significant volatility and mixed economic signals. Major indices, including the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial...

Wall Street is experiencing a sharp decline on the last trading day of the week, with all indices in the red at noon in New York, as a cooler-than-expected July jobs report rattled risk sentiment and sparked concerns that the Federal Reserve may have erred in delaying a rate cut until September....