Unemployment

Many analysts expect that federal report to show sluggishness in the labor market, echoing a series of unofficial, private-sector gauges in recent weeks, which

Follow along with Investopedia’s live coverage of Wednesday’s employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This week brings a deluge of economic indicators, particularly jobs and inflation reports, which were stalled by the recent government closure. Another shutdown may

When the delayed jobs report is published this morning, economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect it to show that 55,000 jobs were

White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro cautioned the public to lower expectations ahead of Wednesday’s monthly jobs report, citing the Trump administration’s deportations

We’ll get a first look Wednesday at the state of the US job market as 2026 kicked off, as well as a clearer picture

The January jobs report could finally confirm that the labor market has stabilized. The stakes are high, particularly as the Federal Reserve has signaled

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is due to release the January jobs report on Wednesday morning. Here is what economists tracked by FactSet are

President Trump’s top aides have argued in recent days that the economy is strong, even if new data on Wednesday show sluggish hiring.

Economists expect that the nonfarm payrolls report should show growth that was nil or not much better during the month.