Friday’s jobs report was “even more important” than normal as the market adjusts its assessment of the direction of the economy.

The US economy added more jobs than forecast in December while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed 256,000 new jobs were created in December,

The economy created 256,000 jobs in December, much stronger than what was predicted by Wall Street experts and more than 40,000 from the previous month, the Labor Department in its report released on Friday.

The U.S. economy likely added 155,000 jobs in December, according to a consensus forecast of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. + That compares with 227,000 new positions in November. The u

The Labor Department reported Friday that 265,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, which was roughly 100,000 more than expected. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.1%. CBS News contributor Javier David explains why investors see the better-than-expected jobs report as a bad thing.

Welcome to TOPLive’s blog coverage of the US employment report for December. As we contemplate the year ahead — and the return of Donald Trump to the White House — we’ll take a final look at the 2024 job market.

The Labor Department released its final jobs report for 2024 this morning. It showed another strong month of job growth, with 256,000 new payroll jobs reported. Payroll growth was concentrated in particular sectors,

US December nonfarm payrolls are expected to rise by 165,000 with the unemployment rate remaining unchanged from November, showing that the labor market continues to moderate only gradually. Michael McKee has a preview on Bloomberg Television.