Unemployment

U.S. President Donald Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in…

A hiring sign is displayed in the window of a Chipotle on August 22, 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia. Anna Rose Layden | Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate among Black men saw a significant improvement in February – even as the rate ticked…

People walk past digital billboards at the Moynihan Train Hall displaying a new initiative from New York Governor Kathy Hochul titled 'New York Wants You', a program designed to recruit and employ displaced federal workers across New…

Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump's moves to fire thousands of federal government workers…

Health care was a bright spot once again for the U.S. economy in January, even as overall job growth showed signs of slowing.Data on job growth in different areas of the economy from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed health care and…

Jobseekers talk to recruiters during the New York Public Library's annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty…

Job creation was lower than expected in January, though the unemployment rate edged down and worker wages rose sharply, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.Nonfarm payrolls climbed by a seasonally adjusted 143,000 for the…

U.S. economic growth slowed a bit more than expected in the final three months of 2024, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced across the sprawling U.S. economy…

Shapecharge | E+ | Getty ImagesThe labor market may be poised for dislocation with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office for the second time later this month.For the past two years, health care has dominated all other…

Job growth was much stronger than expected in December, likely providing the Federal Reserve less incentive to cut interest rates this year.Nonfarm payrolls surged by 256,000 for the month, up from 212,000 in November and above the…