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 ...

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.

The Department of Labor said Thursday the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, above economists' estimates. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in September, which was higher than economists' ...