The economy added 256,000 jobs in December, seasonally adjusted, the Labor Department reported on Friday. "This employment report really crushes all expectations," said Scott Anderson, chief U.S.

U.S. job growth surged and unemployment fell last month, an unexpected show of strength that may prove costly to homebuyers and businesses who were counting on sharply lower interest rates to lower ...

The US labor market wrapped up the year on a high note as job growth unexpectedly picked up pace in December, according to a ...

A majority of Americans see the stock market rising, inflation slowing and employment improving in 2025, though more than half told a Gallup poll that they don’t expect the new year to be an ...

The average American worker's pay increased at about the same rate as inflation in December, but pop the hood and you'll find some workers fared better than others.

The U.S. dollar rallied on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created more jobs than expected last month, ...

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, he's leaving behind an extraordinary success story on American job growth, ...

Employers finished the year with a burst of hiring, adding 256,000 jobs in December. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 ...

Gazing into the crystal ball, it’s hard to gauge whether or not consumers will notice any relief at the supermarket checkout in the new year. Generally speaking, food prices generally don’t drop.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy ...

College costs have been on a mostly upward trend for the last two decades. In addition to rising tuition prices, paying for housing, food, transportation, textbooks and other school-related fees ...

In the 12 months through November, the Consumer Price Index — as reported on Wednesday by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics ... Mexico over securing their borders with the United ...