U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added a weak 114,000 ... jobs created in June. Forecasters had expected to see 175,000 jobs in July.

Hiring abruptly slowed in July as employers added 114,000 jobs, far fewer than economists had expected, while the ...

Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July — 35% fewer than expected — and unemployment, now at 4.3%, is the highest since October 2021, the Labor Department reported Friday. “Things are ...

The U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in July, showing further cooling in the labor market from last year’s overheated levels. Employers added 114,000 nonfarm payrolls last month ...

The US added 142,000 jobs ... The August job gain fell short of economists’ forecasts of 161,000 jobs, although it exceeded the 114,000 jobs added in July and matched unemployment expectations.

US employers added 142,000 jobs in August, while unemployment fell slightly to 4.2 percent, the Department of Labor announced on Friday. In July, U.S. employers added 114,000 jobs—far less than ...

The downgraded estimate follows a jobs report for July that was much worse than ... and employers added just 114,000 jobs. The Fed raised its benchmark rate 11 times in 2022 and 2023 to fight ...