The BLS released its May jobs report showing 172,000 jobs added — blowing past expectations. Unemployment was 4.3% for the third month in a row.

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.

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 ...

Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by 57,000 in June, slower than the downwardly revised 129,000 added in May and worse than the 115,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate, however, ...

June's payroll gains were much lower than the 100,000 new hires that economists had predicted.

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed sharply in June and payroll gains for the prior two months were revised lower, pointing to a cooling labor market and prompting ...

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 ...

(The Hill) – The U.S. job market slowed down in June, falling far short of expectations, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. American employers added just 57,000 ...