This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. In a stagnant, low-hire labor market both workers and job hunters are feeling stuck. In June ...

Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 29,000 for the month while the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had ...

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

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

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - US consumer confidence plunged to a near 12-1/2-year low in September, with households expecting a deterioration in business and labor market ...

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 ...

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 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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...