The federal shutdown affects October BLS data collection
First, the government shutdown meant no September jobs report. Now, on day 13, the shutdown will affect the…
The New Job Hunt Reality: More Seekers, Longer Timelines, Greater Required Flexibility
The labor market is sending mixed signals, and America’s job seekers are taking notice. While employers may feel…
Is the job market as balanced as it seems?
231,000 people nationwide filed first-time claims for unemployment last week. That’s about average these days. According to the most…
Trump’s job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trump’s first…
Here are the warning signs buried in the August jobs report
The headline numbers in today’s jobs report were pretty dismal. Job creation slowing to a crawl and the…
Mortgage rates fall to lowest daily level since October 2024
Mortgage rates just hit their lowest daily level in a year. Following a Friday jobs report that showed…
There’s no more denying it – Trump risks a recession on his watch
If Trump thought he could neuter the Jeffrey Epstein scandal this week, he received an even worse present…
S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow slip after jobs report shows dramatic slowdown
US stocks reversed course sharply on Friday as investors took in a softer-than-expected jobs report, with imminent interest-rate…
Shocking jobs report sends mortgage rates falling to new yearly lows
The latest jobs report was yet another disappointing outcome for the Fed, and one of the negative revisions…
The downsides of suspending the monthly jobs report
This is just one of the stories from our “I’ve Always Wondered” series, where we tackle all of…