Jobs report

President Joe Biden issued remarks on Friday after the latest job report was released.

America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. Last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century. Employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months. Still,...

America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic and the highest inflation in 40 years

President Joe Biden took to the podium on Friday to celebrate the latest numbers coming out about job growth in the country.

In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added 467,000 jobs in January in a sign of the economy’s resilience

U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs, with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce.

America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow their hiring — a mixed picture that pointed to a resilient economy that’s putting more people to work

President Joe Biden discusses the October jobs report from the Department of Labor, noting that in the first nine months of his presidency more than 9.5 million new jobs have been created.

September wasn’t exactly the robust month for hiring that many had expected and hoped for

U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs

America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a modest gain after two months of robust hiring at a time when the delta variant’s spread has discouraged some people from flying, shopping and eating out

Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs

The Labor Department released a report Friday indicating an economic rebound from the pandemic recession.

Nick Apostolopoulous, owner of 619 Spirits in North Park wears many different hats these days.  He works the bar, acts as host, manages the restaurant, all while planning and organizing day-to-day operations. And his employees, the ones that have stuck around, also do what they can to keep the place running. “Everyone that can is already working six days a…

The U.S. did not gain as many jobs in April as expected, leading to claims that some workers would rather collect unemployment insurance payments than go back to work. But John Leer of Morning Consult explains, plenty of people want to go back to work but can’t afford to.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for Washington to immediately stop paying out-of-work Americans an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits, saying the boost in government aid is giving some recipients less incentive to look for work

America’s employers scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown

Millions of Americans who worked in the industries hit hardest by the viral pandemic are finding that their unemployment has stretched from weeks into months.

Weaker-than-expected job growth in September sent a signal that the sharp economic recovery off the coronavirus shutdown may be hitting a wall. The Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 661,000 in September, held back by declines in government employment and an exodus of workers from the labor force. In normal times, that type of hiring pace would be...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to 837,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. On Friday, the government will issue the jobs report for September.