US employers added 143,000 jobs in solid but unspectacular January hiring, jobless rate fell to 4%
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs ...
Trump inherits a labor market at full employment. Can he keep it there?
The latest employment report was the last of former President Joe Biden's administration. While the handover of the executive ...
White House pins ‘weak' jobs numbers on Biden, touts Trump plan
President Donald Trump’s top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said, “we’re inheriting a very difficult jobs market because of ...
Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.
'New era of stagflation' and 'putrid' figures for Reeves
The Times also says the Bank's alert is a setback for Reeves as it says there was a warning of a new squeeze on living standards. The Bank cut interest rates to 4.5% as it attempts to stimulate the ...