Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer insisted the job market is strengthening despite new signs of economic softness, even as unemployment rose to its highest level since 2021. Chavez-DeRemer argued ...

The unemployment rate remains low but rose to its highest level since 2021. The federal government released two major economic reports this week, easing a backlog of data pent up by the 43-day ...

The unemployment rate rose more than expected in November and previous jobs figures were revised downward as the first full report after months of a data fog revealed a weakening labor market. In ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include the latest data and market reaction. The U.S. labor market showed clearer signs of cooling in November, as job growth broadly met already subdued ...

We didn’t plan to go sign-hunting today, but here we are, walking straight into a fresh batch of funny signs that popped up when we least expected it. Some try to be helpful, some try to be clever, ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell outlined how the central bank is viewing the labor market after it cut interest rates last week for the third straight time, with a fresh jobs report due out on ...

Growth in the construction industry plateaued over the past year — and in 2026, look for that trend to continue. Faced with labor shortages, supply chain issues and economic pressures like high ...

This year’s rate cuts have been in response to mounting signs of a weakening labor market, including unusually slow job growth and higher unemployment among young people and minorities. But those ...

The Federal Reserve will announce whether to cut interest rates at its December meeting, capping off a turbulent year for the U.S. economy defined by fresh labor market headwinds and tariff-fueled ...

Sometimes we’re walking down the street and come across an unexpectedly funny sign. Maybe it relates to something in our own lives, a trending internet joke, or even a popular song. And of course, our ...

The recent ADP labor report showed the private sector in the U.S. losing an average of 11,250 jobs per week in the four weeks ending Oct. 25. Meanwhile, some investors are nervous that official ...

The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ...