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The unemployment rate rose more than expected in November and previous jobs figures were revised downward as the first full report after months of a data fog revealed a weakening labor market. In ...

The U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent, according to delayed data released Tuesday by the Labor Department. Economists had forecast a gain of 40,000 jobs ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank decided to cut rates at today's meeting because the labor market was cooling and there was no sign of a hot economy that would spur inflation.

Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to cut interest rates at this week's meeting despite inflation remaining above their target amid concerns about a softening labor market. The Federal Open ...

1556 ET – Demand for Treasurys bounces back, sending yields lower, ahead of the last batch of labor data before next week’s Fed decision on interest rates. Economists surveyed by WSJ expect November’s ...

The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ...

The Labor Department said Wednesday it wouldn’t issue complete October jobs data because of the effects of the government shutdown. The longest shutdown on record, which ended last week, stopped the ...

The unemployment rate likely increased to 4.4% in September. The labor market is significantly weakening, although it's not collapsing yet, based on alternative data. The Fed is likely to ignore the ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, but Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the central bank might pause before further lowering borrowing costs.

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4% and said it will halt balance sheet reductions on Dec. 1. Officials cited a slowing labor market and lingering ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its second interest rate cut of this year as policymakers moved to support the labor market despite inflation remaining above the central bank's target. Fed ...