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The labor market just hit a wall. Here's what experts say it means for the economy and your job.

Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.

The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...

In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...

Big Downward Jobs Revisions Could Be a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for ...

Here's where the jobs are in this slowing economy

July's much weaker-than-expected job growth was supported primarily by the health-care sector, data from the Bureau of Labor ...

Jobs, GDP and more: This week told us a lot about the U.S. economy

Fewer jobs, growing GDP and continued uncertainty about tariffs. Here's how a busy week of economic news might lead to lower interest rates.
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That bombshell jobs report? Some economists saw it coming.

Nguyen said sure, the report showed the labor market was weaker than he’d thought. But, he said, “the data actually reaffirms ...

US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than ...