The job market may not have exactly bounced back in August, but it likely limped forwards a little after the setback it suffered in July.

The Labor Department will release the August jobs report on Friday, providing clues about the health of the labor market as hiring and firing remain broadly at a standstill.

August nonfarm payrolls are expected to rise by 53,000 as a subdued labor market keeps Fed attention focused on inflation.

The Federal Reserve is increasingly expected to raise interest rates in September, but signs of labor-market softness are putting new focus on Friday’s jobs report.

A blowout jobs report sent Wall Street into a tailspin on Friday, and the reason why reveals a fault line running straight through the hottest corner of the stock market.

(CNN) — The August jobs report is due out on Friday morning, and economists are expecting that employers added 65,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate inched back up to 4.2%. US employment is ...

Friday’s jobs report for July showed the economy losing 23,000 jobs and the unemployment rate edging down to 4.1%. The headline numbers were mixed news, overall. But a look at the details of the ...

Stocks fell on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after a surprisingly strong report on the job market appeared to increase chances that the U.S. central bank could raise interest rates later this m ...