By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped ...

The number of jobs in some sectors appears to be falling in the face of rising prices and interest rates.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Oct. 2 that employers added 29,000 jobs in September. Forecasters had expected 84,000. The revisions in the same report were worse. July went from 21,000 ...

The labor market refers to the supply of and demand for labor, where employers seek workers and workers seek jobs. It is a key indicator of economic health and influences wages and employment levels.

The economy added fewer jobs in September and unemployment ticked up, while inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.

Americans outside the labor force hit a record 105.8 million in June 2026, surpassing even the pandemic peak by 2.2 million. Headline unemployment masks true weakness: 38.5% of Americans aged 16 and ...

The US labor market appears to have found its footing: The economy added 172,000 jobs in May, shattering expectations, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Friday. The latest jobs ...

In this blog post, I show that the latest industry data points to a relatively broad but modest improvement. Read more here.

US job growth slowed more than expected in September and the nonfarm payrolls count for the prior two months was revised sharply lower, almost taking another interest rate hike from ​the Federal ...

After six months of scouring job listings and sending off resumes, Dan Coda's job search came to an end. He didn't find the technical program or project management job he wanted; he just stopped ...

Employment in call centers, software publishing, management consulting and advertising services has fallen sharply below trend across developed markets. Entry-level workers appear particularly exposed ...

Lightcast, the world's most trusted provider of labor market intelligence, today announced two new capabilities designed to improve the quality and reliability of AI workflows used to gather ...