First Jobs Report Of 2025: Labor Market Still Solid
The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by 143,000 — somewhat lower than economists’ expectations of 175,000. On the other hand, payroll growth for the end of 2024 was revised up quite a bit. Over the past 3 months, payroll growth has averaged a very strong 234,000.
By many measures, America’s job market looks to be in good shape: In January, unemployment was at a historically low 4% as ...
A forensic examination of the U.S. labor market pretty much tells us what we knew along: Hiring was go, slow, and go again.
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job ...
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.
On Friday the Labor Department reported a 4% unemployment rate last month and the addition of 143,000 jobs, a picture ...
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The unemployment rate, which is derived from a separate survey, declined to 4% from 4.1% the prior month. Economists expected ...
The Greater Memphis region is expected to add 10,232 new jobs across all industries by 2025. The transportation and ...
Business filings of mass layoff plans have been elevated in recent months. The unemployment rate is historically low, but ...
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