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

The job market sends a warning about Trump’s tariff whiplash.

January hiring was narrow. Healthcare (44,000 new jobs), retail (34,000) and government (32,000) together accounted for 77% ...

The latest employment report was the last of former President Joe Biden's administration. While the handover of the executive ...

President Donald Trump’s top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said, “we’re inheriting a very difficult jobs market because of ...