Seasonal noise” around government hiring skewed the numbers upward, analysts say, and payrolls are in fact pretty weak.

And bureau staff began replying to people, including those at Wall Street firms, who called or emailed with questions. That enabled some to get access to key data before others.

A stronger-than-expected labor report just crushed any hopes that the Federal Reserve would lower rates this month—despite ...

In Washington, the Senate narrowly passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on July 1 in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President JD ...

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June, more than the 110,000 consensus forecast of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal ...

The Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey, ... The Wall Street Journal. English Edition. ... The Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday night as traders braced for June's big jobs report. S&P 500 futures and ...

U.S. stocks climbed Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting fresh peaks after a stronger?than?forecast June ...

The Fed and Wall Street Are Both Trying to Figure Out the Labor Market. ... That said, a softer jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday could be enough to nudge Powell into action.

Wall Street is in for a massively busy week in terms of quarterly earnings and economic data. Traders will also be keeping a close eye on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' advance estimate of ...