The Latest Breaking News from the Labor Department

Economists expected a gain of 185,000 jobs last month.

Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald’s restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay

Child labor rules in agriculture are looser than those in other industries, even for tasks that are dangerous. For all tobacco laborers, but especially kids, the work can cause nicotine poisoning.

The SPDR S&P 500 is volatile after the Labor Department reported a 5% year-over-year increase in the consumer price index

The Biden administration is urging U.S. meat processors to make sure children aren’t being hired illegally to perform dangerous jobs at their plants

What you need to know… On Friday the Labor Department reported March nonfarm payrolls, which showed that the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs, which was near the 238,000 expectation. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.5% from 3.6%. The U.S. stock markets were closed on Friday in honor of the...

For more than a year, the Federal Reserve’s inflation fighters have been tightening their grip on the American economy with nine straight interest rate hikes

New seasonally adjusted data implies the job market isn't as extraordinarily tight as was originally implied.

Friday's jobs report is expected to show that hiring slowed to nearly a two-year low, but remains too strong for the Federal Reserve.