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 ...

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 ...

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 topped all forecasts in May and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, offering the clearest sign yet that the labor market may be breaking out of a prolonged period of lackluster ...

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 ...

Baton Rouge led Louisiana in job growth between May 2025 and May 2026, adding approximately 7,900 nonfarm jobs according to ...