US companies announced fewest hires in 2024 in nearly a decade
U.S. companies pared back hiring plans, while job cuts also picked up.
Jobless claims
Jobless rate ticks up to 4.1%
The labor market has cooled more in the second quarter than previously estimated.
Strong payrolls, worsening unemployment reveal complex job market
The labor market has continued to defy expectations and blunt the impact on the economy from high interest rates and prices.
Unemployment at a 2-year high as job growth slows
The latest BLS figures suggest some cracks are beginning to form in a jobs market that has been gradually normalizing.
U.S. jobless claims fall to the lowest they’ve been since the start of year
The drop in claims is consistent with a strong labor market recovering from the omicron variant, which forced some businesses to close.
Jobless claims decline for first time in four weeks
Initial unemployment claims totaled 260,000 in the week ended Jan. 22, down 30,000 from the prior period.
Omicron pushes jobless claims to three-month high
The fallout should be short-lived as companies are desperate to retain and attract talent amid ongoing labor shortages.
U.S. adds fewer jobs than forecast, unemployment rate falls
The omicron variant poses a risk to the pace of employment growth in early 2022.
Jobless claims on the rise, but remain near historic lows
The spread of the omicron variant has reignited fears for the economy amid school and business closures.
U.S. payrolls growth slowed in November while jobless rate fell
Job growth registered its smallest gain this year.
Labor expert wants Fed to run economy hot to boost jobs
The U.S. added 531,000 to payrolls in October after large upward revisions to the prior two months.
Employers are making progress filling open roles
Companies are desperate to hire workers as labor shortages continue to plague production and boost prices.
U.S. jobs see smallest gain in seven months amid delta spread
The deceleration in hiring likely reflects both growing fears about the rapidly spreading delta variant of COVID-19 and difficulties filling vacant positions.
How to get the unemployed back to work
Unlike past recessions, millions abruptly left the workforce as soon as the pandemic began and are still not seeking employment.
U.S. job growth misses all estimates; Unemployment rate at 6.1%
Difficulty attracting workers is slowing momentum in the labor market.
U.S. jobless claims fall to pandemic low
The job market is strengthening as employers look to fill positions left empty by the pandemic.
Jobs are coming back, but it’s still a long road for some
The pandemic has pushed out older employees and is deepening inequality as lower income workers feel the brunt of the crisis.
State jobless claims fall to lowest since March 2020
The decrease in claims shows the labor market continues to improve as more Americans get vaccinated.
The pandemic was historically bad for working-class women
The data show a jobs recession that was hardest on women without college degrees and Black and Hispanic women, and was pretty tough on men without college degrees and Hispanic men too.
Black unemployment rate rises despite declines for all other groups
Pandemic job losses have disproportionately impacted minorities.
