The Northeast and South reported steep job losses, while the Midwest and West reported job gains. New England employers laid off 50,000 people, while those in the Mid-Atlantic cut 49,000 jobs, and nearly 80,000 jobs were cut from the South Atlantic. Western companies added 67,000 jobs and the Midwest added 45,000 jobs.

Layoffs announced by U.S.-employers jumped to levels not seen since the last two recessions amid mass federal government job cuts, canceled contracts and fears of trade wars, offering the clearest sign yet of the toll taken on the labor market by the ...

The Department of Labor said Thursday the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, above economists' estimates. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in September, which was higher than economists' expectations.

The US government has reopened following its longest-ever shutdown, setting the stage for the eventual release of the gold-standard federal data that is crucial in analyzing the health and trajectory of the nation’s economy.