The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased last week, suggesting the labor market ...

Second, the Fed is looking for signs of weakness in the labor market. Though the Fed doesn't want unemployment levels to dive to recession levels, a "healthy" labor market tells the central bank that ...

Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression, the U.S. job market closed out the Biden era with steady job gains.

The low hiring rate shows the labor market is "standing over a cliff," says Kathryn Anne Edwards. Per JOLTS, openings ...

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in early February rose slightly but remained at very low levels in ...

In his most recent press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell characterized the labor market as "broadly stable." And in this week's lead-up to the January jobs report, the incoming ...

The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by 143,000 — somewhat lower than economists’ expectations of 175,000.

But some on Wall Street think the labor market, not inflation, is the place to look for better clues on what could push the Fed to cut rates later this year. Just look at what happened in ...

U.S. job openings fell by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and that the Federal Reserve probably can hold ...

The number of jobs added came in below expectations, but the unemployment rate fell and earnings rose by more than expected in a sign of ongoing labour market strength January’s payrolls report ...

Employers around the U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, as the labor market showed signs of cooling at the start of 2025. Hiring was weaker than expected by economists, who had forecast that the ...

Gi Group, one of the leading UK staffing companies, has called for urgent efforts to upskill ‘unskilled’ workers – a term historically used to refer to roles which require minimal specialised skills - ...