Economists forecast the unemployment rate held at 4.2% in December, well below the average in the decade before the pandemic.

The unemployment rate likely held steady at 4.2% in December, according to economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

The U.S. economy likely added 155,000 jobs in December, according to a consensus forecast of economists polled by The Wall ...

The U.S. added 227,000 jobs in the penultimate month of 2024, as workers sidelined by storms got back on the job, and thousands of striking Boeing employees [returned to work]( ...