A jobs report that meets expectations likely would assuage recession concerns, Ware said. But another weak showing – for example, with job gains of 130,000 or so – could renew worries and ...

August Jobs Report Forecast Highlights. Job report release date and time: Friday, Sept. 6, at 8:30 a.m. EDT; Nonfarm payroll employment is forecast to rise 160,000 vs. the 114,000 increase in July ...

The unemployment rate in August fell to 4.2% from 4.3% in July, according to the Labor Department. But employers added 142,000 jobs last month, less than consensus forecasts that ranged from ...

Jobs report falls short of expectations with interest rate cuts likely looming 01:48. Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, representing fewer new positions than the 160,000 that had been ...

Over the first six months of the year, American job growth has slowed to a 15-year low. It's worth asking why.

A gradual pullback in hiring and job openings has come as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are out looking for ...