Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise by 115,000 in June and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.3%.

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings edged up to a two-year high in May, but subdued hiring soured consumers' perceptions of the labor market, with the share viewing employment as "hard ...

A batch of jobs data scheduled for release this week could help shed light on whether the labor market remains on solid footing halfway through 2026.

Good news for job seekers: The number of available positions in the United States increased for the second month in a row. New data Tuesday showed that the estimated number of job openings ticked ...

US job growth settled down after a spring surge, as employers added a lower-than-expected 57,000 positions last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday. June’s tally is a ...

WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely slowed to a still-solid clip in June, with the unemployment ⁠rate ⁠expected to hold steady at 4.3% for a fourth straight month, ⁠consistent with a ...

The United States posted weaker-than-expected job growth in June as new data showed the labor market is facing headwinds ahead of testing midterm elections for President Donald Trump's Republicans.

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy posted a third straight month of strong job gains in May, confirming the labor market was gaining traction after stumbling last year and giving the ...

U.S. employers slowed their hiring last month and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2% as participation in the labor force dropped to the lowest in more than five years, according to data ...