July Jobs Report Due Today — Economists Expect 85,000 New Jobs After a Rocky Few Months The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its closely watched July employment report today, Friday, August 7, at 8:30 a.m. ET, capping a week of mixed labor market signals that have left economists and investors uncertain about whether the U.S. … Read more
Job Openings Slip to 7.36 Million in June, Falling Short of Expectations Ahead of Friday’s Jobs Report U.S. job openings edged lower in June, coming in below Wall Street’s expectations and offering the latest signal of a labor market that continues to cool gradually rather than dramatically, according to data released Tuesday, August 4, by … Read more
U.S. Jobless Claims Remain Near Historic Lows as Labor Market Shows Continued Strength The latest U.S. labor market data released this week indicates that initial jobless claims remained near historically low levels, reinforcing the view that the American employment market continues to show resilience despite higher interest rates and ongoing global economic uncertainty. The report … Read more
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall Again as Labor Market Shows Continued Strength The U.S. labor market continued to demonstrate resilience as the latest government data showed that initial unemployment claims fell to 215,000 last week. The decline suggests that employers are still holding on to workers despite persistent inflation concerns, elevated interest rates, and uncertainty surrounding … Read more