WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.

U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said, as employers held back on hiring amid increased uncertainty about the economy.

Wall Street turned sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday in the wake of a mixed payrolls report, weak ...

The unemployment rate, which is derived from a separate survey, declined to 4% from 4.1% the prior month. Economists expected ...

Economists forecast a steady pace of hiring, slightly dampened by fires and cold snaps and clouded by annual data adjustments.

New report finds shrinking but still solid jobs numbers and lower unemployment as U.S. central bank monitors economy amid ...