“The economy can’t be on the brink of a recession with a weaker labor market, and at the same time accelerating with stronger ...

The Trump administration is scrutinizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment data, key metrics that demonstrate the health of the U.S. economy. Why it matters: The monthly jobs report is one of ...

During the post-pandemic period, the vacancy-unemployment ratio was at historically high levels, but the strength of overall labor demand was unclear. Analysis using data from the National Federation ...

U.S. jobless claim applications fell to their lowest level in two months last week as layoffs remain low despite mounting ...

State-level unemployment claims can provide a real-time measure of national labor market conditions and the overall state of the economy. A rapid and widespread buildup of stress in state labor ...

But the effects of the levies, which have created uncertainty for businesses, have not yet been fully felt. By Talmon Joseph Smith The labor market remained sound in March, with job openings declining ...

For months, economists, journalists, and analysts have wondered whether a recession might hit the U.S. economy. When a recession strikes, many companies respond by immediately downsizing their ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

Erian, Allianz Chief Economic Advisor, warned that the labor market poses the biggest risk to the U.S. economy, despite sticky inflation.

We showthat helping young job seekers signal their skills to employers generates large and persistent improvements in their labour market outcomes. We do this by comparing an intervention that ...

We study the role of shocks to parental income in determining the labor market outcomes of children entering the labor market. We find that a child whose parent loses a job prior to the child’s labor ...