U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher. The first job report of Donald ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 5.7 percent in January as businesses added 143,000 new jobs, a shot of good news for an ailing economy. The increase in ...
Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, up from the 4,000 jobs lost in August following a revision and far above expectations of 50,000 added jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.