How weak jobs report could offer unexpected mortgage boost for thousands

A weak jobs report could make widely expected Fed’s rate hikes less likely, to the benefit of would-be buyers—but at a cost.

What the jobs report can’t tell us about the confounding economic moment

Scan the topline numbers of this month’s jobs report, and you’ll wind up with two wildly different impressions.

Here’s What To Expect From This Week’s Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the July employment report on Friday, and economists expect it to show U.S. employers added 83,000 in July.

The Memo: Weak jobs report clouds economy as Trump barrels toward midterms

New clouds darkened the economic landscape on Friday, as the latest employment report showed the nation shedding 23,000 jobs in July. The number came as an unpleasant surprise to most economists. The consensus prediction from experts canvassed by Dow Jones had been that more than 80,

US employers shed 23K jobs, BLS report suggests weaker labor market

U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in July, new Labor Department data shows.

Stock market today: Major indexes rise after jobs report, on track for biggest weekly gains since April; SpaceX shares soar

Major indexes rose Friday, led by a rally in tech stocks, as investors digested a surprising report on the labor market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up 1% recently, while the benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.

July jobs report live updates: Labor Department says US unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs, manufacturing hiring 'treading water'

Friday's jobs report shed light on the state of the labor market, with the federal government's payroll figures for July