Growth in the number of people looking for work means the unemployment rate is rising for the right reasons, one economist says.

A rule that makes the underlying data more consistent has delayed February’s report by a week.

There are ways to figure out the quality of jobs that are being added to the economy.

What does this mean for their anti-inflation strategy?

Europe’s having a pretty good winter, and other parts of the world aren’t doing too badly, either.

Earnings have been rising quickly, but the cooler data may restrain the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike campaign.

It’s called the diffusion index.

Child care is critical if more parents are going to return to work.

Wages were 5.1% higher this November than last, and the unemployment rate stayed steady at 3.7%.

There were even job gains in construction and finance, which were expected to slow down. Wages grew again too.