Jobs and unemployment sent conflicting signals, but fewer people were actively looking for work. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1%.

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. Private sector payrolls increased 44,000 in July, ADP reported, well below June’s revised-down 95,000 added jobs and consensus analyst ...

Private-sector hiring saw a significant drop from the previous month, while people who switched jobs saw the largest increase in a year. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI Aug. 5 (UPI) -- ...

The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July amid headwinds caused by elevated inflation and uncertainty over the Iran war's economic impact. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday reported ...