The Labor Market Is Getting Battered, but You Wouldn't Know Looking at the Data
Instead, the most recent labor data shows unemployment low and steady, clocking in at 4%. Plus, job growth is still apparently moving at a healthy pace. Maybe official labor data
Trump inherits a labor market at full employment. Can he keep it there?
Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job market has hit what U.S. central bank officials are characterizing as a moment of stable full employment,
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid a slowdown in the labor market
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.
US jobs report: Employers add 143,000 jobs in January as unemployment rate sits at 4%
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid LA wildfires, cold weather and uncertainty over President Trump's trade and immigration policies.
The Labor Market Is Suffering, but Today's Jobs Data Looks Just Peachy
Instead, the most recent labor data shows unemployment low and steady, clocking in at 4%. Plus, job growth is still apparently moving at a healthy pace. Maybe official labor data
US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4%
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump's second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market.
US: US adds 143,000 jobs in January amid slowing job growth
Storyline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid slowing job growth, with the unemployment rate edging down to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday. Job gains occurred in health care,
Employment Report: 143K Jobs Added In January, Fewer Than Expected
The latest employment report showed that 143,000 jobs were added in January, falling short of the expected 169,000. Read more here.
Trump has paralyzed agency guarding worker rights, labor experts say
President Trump's firing of one of the National Labor Relations Board's five members has left the labor watchdog adrift, ...
Labor, inflation to weigh on gold miners' results
Higher labor costs and sticky inflation could continue to weigh on gold miners' profits going into 2025, analysts said, but ...
Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks. But it's the Republican president ...
Russia Turns to North Koreans Amid Labor Shortage
Thousands of North Korean workers have been sent to work in construction in Russia to alleviate a labor shortage despite ...
Trump's Labor Secretary Pick Is a Union Favorite—and a Threat to Right-to-Work Laws
Given the salacious allegations against some of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominations, it is understandable how ...
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What’s Driving Labor Force Participation Among Women?
A substantial and unexpected rise in women’s labor force participation rates over the past few years has been a key factor ...
Federal Judge Won’t Immediately Block DOGE Access to the U.S. Labor Department
A different judge temporarily restricted DOGE access to Treasury Department systems that process trillions of dollars in ...
Former National Labor Relations Board member who was fired by Trump speaks out
Wilcox's lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asserts that her dismissal was a ...
Judge lets DOGE access sensitive records at Labor Department
Despite voicing skepticism about giving DOGE access to sensitive Labor data on millions of Americans, a judge denied unions’ ...
Why Elon Musk’s China Ties Are DOGE’s Biggest Conflict Of Interest
The electric-car maker, the main source of the mercurial billionaire’s wealth, is relying on China to stay profitable as ...