Bureau of Labor Statistics

After striking record lows in April, U.S. unemployment continued to drop in May. What Happened The Labor Department recorded a rate of just 3.8 percent against a 3.9-percent estimate. Nonfarm payrolls expanded 223,000, far exceeding a 189,000 forecast as well as last month’s addition...

With a reported 3.9-percent unemployment rate, April became one of six months in nearly 40 years when the figure fell below 4 percent. Before that, less than one-third of the months between 1948 and January 1970 saw lower or equivalent rates, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...

After a strong start to the year, the labor market showed symptoms of normalizing, allaying some concerns of an overheated economy.  The below-consensus job gains for March — along with intensifying fears of a brewing U.S.-China trade war — spooked the markets, as the major...

Heading into 2018, scores of market observers speculated that inflation would move higher across major developed markets. Indeed, data confirm consumer prices are rising. In December, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The index for all...

From the administration’s perspective, the long-declining coal mining sector is looking rosy. “Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we’ve added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said...

While consumers have benefited this summer from continued deflation in food prices, investors in food retailers have been starving for returns. From grocers like SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU), which cut guidance Thursday, to restaurant chains including industry giant Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:...

The first Friday of every month is very important to investors and traders as the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a report called the "Employment Situation Summary" - or Jobs Report for short. The Jobs Report is one of the most important gauges of...

U.S. equities jumped higher on Friday after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said the U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November – exceeding estimates of 200,000. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, a seven-year low. Tara Sinclair, Chief Economist for the job...

The week starting on August 3 will bring a bunch of interesting news. Not only will the market see companies like Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) report their...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its U.S. employment numbers for the month of June on Thursday at 8 a.m. EST. Among the figures that will come out are nonfarm payrolls, unemployment, labor force participation and wage growth. After a substantial beat on projections for May, observers...