The December jobs report showed a surprise surge in hiring and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Taken together, the data strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to maintain its ...

Payrolls: 256,000 jobs added in December vs. 153,000 expected, according to economists surveyed by FactSet.. Unemployment rate: 4.1%, down from 4.2% in November.. Revisions: October and November's ...

The U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December, according to the newly released nonfarm payrolls report.. That was far more jobs than economists' 155,000 consensus forecast, and compares with a ...

December jobs report comes in stronger than expected The U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate continued to hover at 4.1% January 10, 2025, 9:31am by Brooklee Han ...

A report on the labor market due from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday will likely show that the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December, according to a survey of economists by Dow ...

December Jobs Report Forecast Highlights. Jobs report release date and time: Friday, Dec. 10 at 8:30 a.m. EDT; Nonfarm payroll employment is forecast to rise 153,000 vs. a 227,000 increase in ...

The December jobs report is an outlier. However, it will push long bond yields higher and pressure equities. I am bearish on equities with the 10-year treasury yield at a 52 week high today and ...

The strength of today's December jobs report puts to rest lingering chances of a 25 bps cut in January and shifts the focus to the March meeting, where further rate cuts will depend on progress on ...