Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 50,000 in December, lower than the downwardly revised 56,000 in November and short of the Dow Jones estimate for 73,000. The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, ...

Employers across the U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, capping a year of muted job growth that saw employers pull back on hiring amid economic uncertainty. The monthly job gains were below the ...

For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is rising. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. Officials ...