The Latest Breaking News from Jobs Report

The August U.S. jobs report contained hints of a long-awaited increase in labor supply. The big question for the central bank is whether that can continue even as it attempts to engineer an economic slowdown.

The stock market gave back early gains Friday despite a healthy jobs reports before the open. Oil and gas stocks outperformed again.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 200 points Friday on the August jobs report. Lululemon stock surged 10% on earnings.

The jobs report showed a surge in labor force participation, but it's not the start of a trend.

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade ahead of the much-awaited jobs report for August. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher, with the Dow Jones adding around 146 points on Thursday after all the three major indices notched their weakest August performance since 2015.

Hong Kong stocks opened mixed on Friday ahead of the release of the U.S. jobs report that would give more cues on the course and aggression of the U.S. rate hike later this month. The Hang Seng index lost 0.5% in opening trade. Shares of XPeng lose over 3% in the morning session.

Recent monthly jobs reports are stretching credulity. Evidence suggests recession may be close at hand.

The stock market rally rebounded off lows Thursday, but is still ailing. Here's the key metric in Friday's jobs report.

Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it’s come to this: If Friday’s jobs report for August were to show a significant hiring slowdown, the Federal Reserve — and even the White House — would likely welcome it