labor market

U.S. job openings fell in December, a sign that the labor market is cooling but still healthy. Openings fell to 7.6 million, from 8.2 million in November, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. They were down from 8.9 million a year…

President Joe Biden is ending his term in office with a remarkably strong labor market. According to data released Friday by the Labor Department, employers added a surprising 256,000 jobs in December, the largest increase since…

The December jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed in the final month of 2024 while the unemployment rate was flat. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report is slated for release at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday.…

US stocks have been slumping heading into the first full-on week of 2025. In the past five trading sessions, the S&P 500 is down more than 1.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite is off nearly 2%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial…