WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.

January hiring was narrow. Healthcare (44,000 new jobs), retail (34,000) and government (32,000) together accounted for 77% ...

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in January after robust gains in the prior two months, but a 4.0% unemployment rate ...

US employers added 143,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate dipped slightly, according to the Labor Department — ...

The January jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4%, accompanied by payroll gains of 143,000. A Fed ...

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.

Generally, the U.S. unemployment rate has held steady in the last year, but Black, Asian and disabled Americans have seen a ...

U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs last month, somewhat fewer than forecast, while unemployment fell to 4 percent and hourly earnings rose.

China's new yuan loans likely surged in January compared to December but still remained below the record level hit a year ...

Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016.

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation rate inched down to 24% year-on-year in January from 24.1% in December, data ...