Is the US labor market in the calm before the storm? One model that's closely followed by academics but which tends to fly under the radar for most investors suggests that could be the case — and it's ...

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index inched up again in March, rising 0.8 points to 91.8. The Present Situation ...

Professions earning more than $100,000 a year had the worst average score (6.7), while the those earning less than $35,000 had the lowest exposure (3.4).

Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the ...

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 ...

The U.S. Labor Market experienced record low growth in 2025. The number of layoffs last year was on par with those during the height of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, and the number of unemployed ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased slightly less than expected in the third quarter as a softening labor market curbed wage growth, which bodes well for the inflation outlook.

The already-complicated U.S. labor market received a fresh jolt on Wednesday: A strong January jobs report that was offset by deep downward revisions, which showed the U.S. economy experienced almost ...

Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and new products promising automation and efficiency. Evidence suggests that fear is warranted. As ...

The unemployment rate in the delayed September payrolls report will be an important focus for investors alongside the headline job gains. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect ...