US Payrolls Rise Less Than Expected, Unemployment Dips

A Rarity: Such Low Job Growth in Expanding Economy

Sector-by-Sector Breakdown of Annual Change in Private Payrolls

Tepid Hiring, Downward Revisions Cast Doubt on Job Market Strength

Next Week’s Inflation Report May Seal Fed Decision

Jobless Rate Drop and GDP Strength Weigh Against Fed Rate Cuts

‘A Globally Sluggish Job Market,’ But Not a Recession

Employment Declines in Five of Eleven Major US Sectors

Falling Jobless Rate, Higher Wages Cloud Outlook for Rate Cuts

DOGE Effect Eases With Small Gain in Federal Workforce

Major Swaths of Industries Show Outright Payroll Declines

US Full-Year Payroll Gain Ranks Among Weakest Since 2010

Wages Rise 0.3%, Full-Year Gain of 3.8% Beats Inflation

December Tally Includes Big Downward Revisions to Prior Months

Payrolls Three-Month Moving Average Shows 22,000 Contraction

Private Payrolls Post Weak Gain, Manufacturing Jobs Contract

US Payrolls Increase Less Than Expected in December

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