U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

At 8:30am this morning, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to tell us how many jobs were added last month, and what our new unemployment percentage is. Consensus anticipates the US economy will have added 162,000 jobs for the month of April. Market await with baited breath on the actual...

CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson says his company sees 19 percent more jobs available today than last year. According to him, this is a great leading indicator to continuing strong unemployment reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ferguson told CNBC's Squawk Box this morning that Career...

Initial as well as continuing jobless claims are on tap before the bell this morning, with economists expecting 355 thousand new claims and 3.418 million continuing claims for the week ending on Feb. 25. Prior readings for initial jobless claims were 351 thousand, which represented no change from...

Investors were energized this morning on a jobs report that blew consensus estimates out of the water. Markets had braced for potentially bad news on expectation of employment corrections on the heels of the holiday season - and the temporary jobs it was thought to have brought. Will the stronger...

The October nonfarm payroll report was just released, and while the October number came in worse than expected, there were major upward revisions to both August and September. Does this mean the jobs picture is a "Perfect 10"? This is actually a positive sign, with August coming in at 102,000...

The September Nonfarm Payroll report was released earlier this morning and while it was better than expected, the closer you get to it, the uglier it gets: much like a Monet. The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that 103,000 jobs were created during the month, significantly higher...

The last time the S&P 500 traded this low was on September 16, 2010.The difference between then and now, is that back then the market was in the middle of a sustained rally - now it is in the middle of a sustained selloff. The S&P 500 (SPX) finished Monday's session down 79.92 points (6....

2012 Election: Debt, Dollar, or Jobs? Even with the debt ceiling and a risky dollar plaguing the nation, the largest factor weighing on voters minds for the 2012 election is employment. Fifty-six percent of the participants say creating jobs in the U.S. is the most important item on the list for...

The Consumer Price Index data for March will be released Friday morning at 8:30am ET. The CPI is a measure of the relative change in price of a fixed market basket of goods and services purchased by consumers, and on that basis, is considered a reliable indicator of changes in inflation.For the...