Jobs, December

Jobs report today: U.S. added booming 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment at 4.1%
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December despite uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Unemployment dipped to 4.1%
Jobs Report Today: December Hiring Smashes Estimates
Payrolls: 256,000 jobs added in December vs. 153,000 expected, according to economists surveyed by FactSet. Unemployment rate: 4.1%, down from 4.2% in November. Revisions: October
December jobs report: U.S. added 256,000 non-farm jobs, beating expectations
The economy created 256,000 jobs in December, much stronger than what was predicted by Wall Street experts and more than 40,000 from the previous month, the Labor Department in its report released on Friday.
December Jobs Report Keeps Door Shut on January Rate Cut
A rate cut from the Federal Reserve was already very unlikely this month, and the December jobs report slammed the door shut on any such prospect. Fed officials began cutting rates last September amid signs of labor market wobbles and much cooler inflation.
Fed seen cutting policy rate just once in 2025 as job growth surges
Traders on Friday bet the Federal Reserve will wait until at least June to reduce its policy rate, and end its rate-cutting cycle there after government data showed employers added far more jobs than expected in December.
The Fed Is in no Rush to Cut Rates, Even if There Is a Weak Jobs Report
Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.
Why the December Jobs Report Dashed Hopes for Another Fed Rate Cut
Key Takeaways The odds of the Federal Reserve cutting its benchmark interest rate this year fell after a jobs report Friday showed hiring in December blew past expectations.Strong job growth means less pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates to save the economy and prevent layoffs.
December jobs reports has Wall Street starting to talk about rate hikes in 2025
A hot December jobs report, combined with a murky inflation outlook for 2025, has some economists debating if the Federal Reserve may need to hike interest rates again.
Dow tumbles more than 750 points following blowout jobs report
US stocks fell Friday after the December jobs report showed another month of strong employment, complicating the Federal ...
December Jobs Report: Labor Market Grew Faster Than Expected As Unemployment Clocks In At 4.1%
Friday’s jobs report was “even more important” than normal as the market adjusts its assessment of the direction of the ...
December jobs report: Strong 256,000 increase raises fresh inflation worries
The surprising 256,000 increase in new jobs in December and a declining unemployment rate is good news, but the latest ...
Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide, Bond Yields Jump After Strong Jobs Report
The final jobs report of 2024 showed an uptick in hiring and a slight decrease in the unemployment rate. Get updates on stocks and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 ...
Strong December Jobs Report Kills Chances Of A January Fed Rate Cut
Before the strong December jobs report was released, the odds were already low for an interest rate cut in the next Federal ...
Stock Market Today: Dow slumps as Treasury yields jump after U.S. jobs report
U.S. stock futures leaned lower Friday on concern over possible export restrictions on Nvidia, ahead of key data on the jobs ...
AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report
"Half of employers plan to re-orient their business in response to AI," writes the WEF in the report. "Two-thirds plan to ...
Jobs Report Shows the Economy Is Strong. Why the Stock Market Is Falling Anyway.
Wall Street’s reaction to the strong December jobs report shows just how much bond yields and interest-rate expectations are driving the stock market these days. The Dow was down 630 points, or 1.5%, ...
BofA bets on a potential Fed rate hike after jobs report, top Wall-St brokers revise forecasts
Top Wall-Street brokerages revised their Fed rate cut forecasts, after a blow-out U.S. jobs report on Friday, with BofA ...
The final jobs report for 2024 lands Friday. Here’s what 2025 could mean for your job
In 2024, job growth continued to cool off, settling back into a familiar gait that was roughly in line with the pace of job ...