Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the federal government.

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost jobs in February and the unemployment ...

The U.S. labor market lost 92,000 jobs in February in a striking loss signaling the economy's vulnerability after a tough month for health care industry jobs, which have been propping up the labor ...

Without health care and social assistance jobs, the U.S. labor market would have seen a plummet of about 570,000 jobs in 2025.

After weeks of uncertainty surrounding federal data collection, a delayed snapshot of the U.S. labor market offered a mixed picture of modest job growth and rising unemployment. According to FOX ...

Employers added 41,000 jobs in December, according to a monthly survey of company hiring from private payroll processor ADP released on Wednesday. Economists had expected a gain of 45,000 jobs after ...

The February jobs report shows payrolls down 92K and unemployment up to 4.4%, boosting Fed cut odds. Click for the implications of these unexpected numbers.

Hiring fizzled in February, a sign of unexpected weakness in the labor market that sent warning signs flashing through the broader economy. Employers slashed 92,000 jobs last month, the Labor ...

With the unexpected setback, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.