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The Latest Breaking News on Jobs Growth Slowed Sharply in October: What the Experts Are Saying

The Week Ahead: Looking for resilience and revisions in the latest employment numbers

There has been no winter chill in the American job market. Companies created more than a half million new jobs to begin the year. And there were 11 million vacant job openings in December. The latest employment data will be in focus in the week ahead.

Miami Herald

US jobless claims edge lower in sign of strong labor market

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits eased last week and a measure of labor costs remained firm in the closing months of 2022, highlighting a tight job market that’s contributing to inflationary pressures.

Tribune News Service

The job market is incredibly hot, but a new report from LinkedIn shows it could be headed for a slowdown

“Companies have started to tighten their belts and take a more judicious approach to recruiting,” Rand Ghayad, head of economics at LinkedIn, says.

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US jobless claims pick up for the first time in six weeks

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose for the first time in six weeks but remained historically low, underscoring the resilience of the job market despite mounting economic uncertainty.

Tribune News Service

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Sticks To Disinflationary Script; S&P 500 Rises

Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday didn't sound any more hawkish after the surprisingly strong January jobs report, but the S&P 500 slipped.

Investors Business Daily

The blowout jobs report could have just changed the whole year for markets, according to Goldman’s chief economist

Robust job growth is great news for the economy, but really changes the Fed’s plans.

Fortune

ASX slips despite Newcrest takeover boost as traders worry about interest rate rises — as it happened

The ASX followed Wall Street's interest-rate-inspired decline, despite receiving a big boost from takeover target Newcrest. See how the day's events unfolded with insights from our business reporters and market experts.

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State of the Union: Biden sees economic glow, GOP sees gloom

Going into Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden sees a nation with a glowing economic future

The Independent UK

Employers are suffering from ‘pandemic paranoia’ and they’re scared to let go of workers, according to a global staffing firm

“Pandemic paranoia has set in with employers who remember how hard it was to bring back workers,” Becky Frankiewicz, president of ManpowerGroup, says.

Fortune

Watch: Biden and Harris give update on US jobs and economy

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris delived an update on the current state of the US economy and job developments.

The Independent UK

January’s ‘eye-popping’ jobs report is going to make the Fed’s inflation battle even harder

“Unless this labor market strength turns out to be a one-month blip…the Fed is likely to dig in and keep rates higher for longer,” BMO Wealth Management’s chief investment strategist, Yung-Yu Ma, said.

Fortune

Blockbuster jobs data reflects a mind-blowing labor market

Jobs reports simply don't get any better than the one we received this morning.

Axios

An unexpected job surge confounds the Fed's economic models

Does the Federal Reserve have it wrong

The Independent UK

US payrolls surprise with surge as jobless rate hits 53-year low

The U.S. labor market burned red-hot in January as hiring unexpectedly surged and unemployment fell to a 53-year low, defying recession forecasts and adding pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates.

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Chicago Sun-Times

US adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes

January’s gains were broad-based across industries. A category that includes restaurants and bars added 99,000 jobs. Professional and business services jobs, including bookkeepers and consultants, rose by 82,000.

Bangkok Post

Surge in US hiring surprises markets

WASHINGTON: US job gains surged unexpectedly last month as unemployment slipped to its lowest rate in more than five decades, government data showed on Friday, despite efforts to cool economic activity.

Investors Business Daily

Jobs Report: Hot Hiring, Lower Jobless Rate Lift Fed Rate-Hike Odds; S&P 500 Falls

Friday's jobs report boosted the odds of two more Fed rate hikes as hiring surged and the jobless rate fell, weighing on the S&P 500.

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U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs last month. It's a surprisingly strong number

U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs in January, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.4% . The job market remains tight, despite signs of a slowing economy.

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Axios

U.S. economy adds whopping 517,000 jobs in January

The numbers are more than double the 190,000 forecasters anticipated.

The Independent UK

January may have delivered lower, if still solid, job growth

The American economy has an unusual problem: The job market looks too strong — at least to the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve

Tribune News Service

US job openings surge past 11 million as Fed zeros in on labor

Vacancies at U.S. employers unexpectedly increased at the end of 2022, illustrating a solid appetite for labor that the Federal Reserve sees as one of the last hurdles to bring down inflation.

The Independent UK

U.S. job openings rise in December to 11 million

U.S. job openings rose to 11 million in December, a sign the American labor market remains hot and a blow to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it off

Axios

New compensation data shows inflation pressure fading

It looks increasingly like last year's surge in worker compensation was a one-time bump.

Fortune

Employers cut 35,000 temporary jobs last month. Economists say it may be a preview of what's to come: 'For me, it’s a real warning sign'

Federal Reserve researchers have shown that temporary worker layoffs have, in past recessions, “preceded those in the overall labor market by 6 to 12 months."

Tribune News Service

American job switchers are getting a bigger pay bump than in early 2022

It’s still a good time for Americans to switch jobs.

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