Solid growth expected in last jobs report before Trump presidency
The Fed dialed back its fight against inflation over the final months of last year, lowering interest rates by a percentage point. Still, the Fed's interest rate remains at a historically high level of between 4.25% and 4.5%.
December Jobs Report Is Expected to Add Clarity After Erratic Months
Without the gyrations caused by strikes and storms, the overall picture for the close of 2024 is expected to reflect steady growth.
Jobs Report: December Hiring Set to Slow
Follow live coverage and analysis of the December jobs report, set to be released Friday at 8:30 Eastern time.
Slow, steady US job growth seen in December
U.S. job growth likely slowed to a still-healthy clip in December while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, reinforcing the Federal Reserve's cautious approach toward interest rate cuts this year.
Expected December Employment Report: Job Growth Slows, but Wages and Unemployment Hold Steady
The Non-Farm Employment Change report is due for the December 2024 period and is expected to be released today, January 10, 2025, at 8:30 AM ET. The consensus among forecasters is that new jobs added came in at
Job Growth Slowed at Year End. Why the Fed Needs to Be on Alert.
The U.S. labor market likely closed out a surprisingly resilient 2024 on a cooler note, as economists forecast that the pace of hiring among employers slowed considerably in December. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the latest employment data for December on Friday at 8:30 a.
US December Job Cuts Rise 11% From Year Earlier, Challenger Report Says
US-based employers boosted job cuts in December from a year earlier, bringing the 2024 total to the highest since 2020, according to a report Thursday by Challenger Gray & Christmas, a day before the government's monthly employment report.
December jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, steady unemployment rate
Economists expect the latest jobs report to show the labor market continued to cool in December but not enough to prompt a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in January.
What to expect from the final jobs report for 2024
In 2024, job growth continued to cool off, settling back into a familiar gait that was roughly in line with the pace of job creation in 2010-2019.
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