Data on job growth in different areas of the economy from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed health care and social ...

American workers got a bit more of a boost in pay than expected in January. Average hourly earnings for all employees on ...

Average hourly earnings rose 0.5% from December and 4.1% year over year, outpacing forecasts as well as inflation. Was it ...

Average hourly earnings in January jumped by 0.48% (5.9% annualized), the biggest increase since June 2023. Read more here.

Federal Reserve officials have been saying for a few months that the labor market is not adding to inflation pressures. This continued after the big gain in wages seen in the February jobs data. The 0 ...