The report, which had been delayed by the government shutdown, gives the first official data on the job market in weeks.

Economists see a handful of reasons the job market has been so weak in recent months. Hiring has largely been held back by factors like tariffs and stricter immigration policies. The labor market ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The level of U.S. employment for the 12 months through March could be slashed by as many as one million jobs when the government publishes its preliminary nonfarm payrolls ...

US job growth probably lumbered along in September as the unemployment rate held at an almost four-year high, extending a sluggish period for the labor market. Economists project 50,000 jobs were ...

The Labor Department is finally releasing the jobs report for September, which was delayed for weeks due to the government shutdown. It is expected to show the economy added around 50,000 jobs that ...

A leading economist is warning that job creation in the U.S. economy is slowing to a crawl as the ongoing government shutdown precluded the release of the September jobs report last week. Moody's ...

Retail sales rose 0.2% after an unrevised 0.6% gain in August, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said. Economists ...

The Labor Department on Tuesday published the preliminary estimate of its annual benchmark revision to nonfarm payrolls, which showed the U.S. economy added significantly fewer jobs than previously ...

American consumer spending is expected to slow, as people face the high cost of living and increasing anxiety about the job ...

(CNN) — The American jobs market has been running in a much lower gear than previously thought, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday. The US economy added about 911,000 fewer jobs than ...

The job market is weakening. That was clearly illustrated in in the dismal August jobs report, which badly missed expectations for hiring while the jobless rate inched higher. The US added 22,000 ...