Recession fears have cooled, but a labor market chart flagged by one bearish strategist might give bullish investors pause.

Is the US labor market in the calm before the storm? Economists say the Beveridge curve is the signal to watch.

Losing your job is rarely good. Not being able to find one for months can be disastrous for individuals, and bad for society as well. Yet during the recent recession and the current anemic recovery, ...

Every week I post an update on unemployment claims shortly after the BLS report is made available. Our focus is the four-week moving average of this rather volatile indicator. To no surprise, the ...

Following this morning's payrolls report, here is a look at how unemployment has trended in recent years. The rate hit a trough of 3.4% early last year, the lowest in more than half a century. Since ...

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The latest employment report showed that 50,000 jobs were added in December, down slightly from November's 56,000 addition.

Friday's strong jobs report signals that the economy has continued momentum after the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate cut in four years. Get the lowdown from WSJ's video team: ...