The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

The historic employment gains notched by Black Americans during the pandemic-era recovery may be beginning to reverse — one of the disappointing details of the June jobs report out Friday.

U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in June. That's a solid number, but fewer than the month before. Here are the 5 things we took away from the report.

Slow and steady wins the race, and a 209,000 jobs number that missed expectations was actually sweet music for the Street.

A mixed jobs report won't keep the Fed from raising interest rates later this month, the pros say.

The economy adds fewer jobs than expected in June as President Joe Biden touts ‘Bidenomics’

The unemployment rate edged down to 3.6%.

The catch is it's global. The heated debate about a U.S. recession is a moot point. The much bigger story is that a typical world recession has likely already started."

The U.S. labor market showed fresh signs of resilience on Thursday, as private hiring surged, layoffs slowed and filings for unemployment benefits stayed relatively low.

South Africa is facing rolling electricity blackouts, high unemployment and growing social unrest due to economic woes.

The White House is taking a victory lap, and economists at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are offering rosier economic forecasts.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 26,000 for the week ending June 24 to a seasonally adjusted 239,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 265,000. The four-week moving average as of June 24 rose 1,500 from the previous week’s revised average to 257,500.