Workforce Trends

In a month where 225,000 new jobs were expected, U.S. hiring activity was significantly soft at just 20,000 in February—the lowest total since the hurricane-affected month of September 2017. After sli

Employment growth remained robust to begin the new year, with employers adding 304,000 workers to their payrolls in January. December’s employment gains were revised down by 90,000, but November’s wer

The U.S. labor market added more jobs than expected in December, closing out the year with a gain of 312,000. The previous two months’ employment totals were revised upwards by a net 58,000, bringing