Strong December job growth points to fewer Fed interest-rate cuts
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, blowing past economists' expectations and signaling that the job market remains resilient in the face of still-high borrowing rates and stickier-than-expected inflation.
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Ends the Year Strong
Employers finished the year with a burst of hiring, adding 256,000 jobs in December. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent.
US added a strong 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%
US hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates. The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was up last month from 212,
Jobs report today: U.S. added booming 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment at 4.1%
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December despite uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Unemployment dipped to 4.1%
December jobs report: U.S. added 256,000 non-farm jobs, beating expectations
The economy created 256,000 jobs in December, much stronger than what was predicted by Wall Street experts and more than 40,000 from the previous month, the Labor Department in its report released on Friday.
U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment down 0.1 percent
The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The number may give the Federal Reserve less incentive to cut interest rates this year.
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, blowing away forecasts
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, far exceeding economists' expectations and signaling that the job market remains resilient in the face of still-high borrowing rates and stickier-than-expected inflation.
December Jobs Report: Labor Market Grew Faster Than Expected As Unemployment Clocks In At 4.1%
Friday’s jobs report was “even more important” than normal as the market adjusts its assessment of the direction of the economy.
U.S. Job Growth Excels But These Companies Are Announcing Layoffs
Jobs and job growth in the U.S. beat expectations, as the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in December. Meanwhile, these ...
Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across departments
Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on ...
Surging job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade
U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in ...
2024 Had Most Job Cuts In 15 Years—With One Exception
Job cuts from U.S.-based companies were the highest they’ve been in 15 years in 2024—with the exception of 2020 job losses ...
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Healthcare job cuts fall 11.9% year over year
Healthcare employers announced 51,588 cuts in 2024, down 11.9% from the 58,560 job cuts announced in 2023. Last year, Becker's reported more than 70 hospitals and health systems cutting jobs.
The final jobs report for 2024 lands Friday. Here’s what 2025 could mean for your job
In 2024, job growth continued to cool off, settling back into a familiar gait that was roughly in line with the pace of job creation in 2010-2019.
Tax rises and job cuts as police at 'tipping point'
Residents could pay more for policing as a force warns it has already cut community officer numbers to urgently balance its ...
Microsoft Announces Job Cuts Across Company with Performance Focus
Microsoft ( MSFT, Financial) is set for another round of layoffs, and sources say these will include underperformers in ...
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Roche has no plans for job cuts and business is healthy, CEO says
ZURICH, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche (ROG.S), opens new tab is not planning job cuts and its business is healthy, CEO Thomas Schinecker was quoted as saying by a Swiss ...
New Budget blow for Starmer as retailers warn of price hikes and job cuts
Retailers will be particularly hard hit by chancellor Rachel Reeves’s planned hike to employers’ national insurance ...
U.S. job cuts rise 33% M/M in December; year's total climbs 5.5%: Challenger Job Cuts report
The number of job cuts announced by U.S. employers in December rose 33% M/M to 38,792, representing an 11% increase from ...