In an economy that's hardly sustaining any payroll growth outside of the healthcare sector, and amid persistent fears of ...

Job seekers are feeling less confident about their ability to land a new gig. The labor market has cooled from a red-hot pace in 2021 and 2022. The unemployment rate has increased and businesses ...

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to hold its benchmark interest rate at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday. But ...

For much of the post-pandemic period, tight labor markets forced employers to offer higher salaries, enhanced benefits, flexible work arrangements, and varied perks to attract and retain staff. Now, ...

The U.S. labor market is cooling off after months of rapid job gains, but some workers are feeling the slowdown more than others. Recent data published by Vanguard shows demand for higher-income ...

Most recently, consumer perceptions about the strength of the labor market reached their cyclical peak in March 2022. As of June 2024, consumer perceptions have returned to their pre-pandemic ...

December’s Jobs Report did little to temper concerns of a weakening labor market. Despite a usual holiday bump in hiring, the labor market only added 50,000 jobs, after losing another 76,000 jobs in ...

US stock indexes soared on Thursday as new jobless claims data raised investors' confidence. The Dow rallied 683 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2.3% and 32.8%, respectively. The S&P 500 ...

A majority of the nation’s 36 million workers ages 25 to 34 have not completed a four-year college degree. In 2023, there were 19 million young workers who had some college or less education, ...