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An unsettled labor market is usually an indication of a troubled economy. In fact, a rapidly increasing unemployment rate characterizes the start of recessions. Therefore, a timely and accurate ...

When the April jobs report is released at 8:30 a.m. ET, it is expected to show that the US labor market added 65,000 ...

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 ...

Evidence is piling up of a weakening labor market that could dampen an otherwise sanguine U.S. economic outlook this year while also paving the way for more interest rate cuts. Together, the data ...

Lately economists have been vigorously debating the health of America’s labour market. Some argue that the jobs market is weakening, portending a downturn and requiring further interest-rate cuts from ...

The U.S. shed 92,000 jobs in February, a sharp and unexpected setback for the labor market after economists had forecast an increase in hiring last month. The nation's unemployment rate ticked up to 4 ...

The U.S. Department of Labor said it would delay releases of economic data if the federal government shuts down this week, which could postpone Friday's highly anticipated monthly jobs report. On ...

Real change does not begin only with amending laws or improving statistics. It begins with redefining what we consider valuable work, and redistributing that value fairly among everyone. It is not ...

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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and layoffs dropped sharply in February, consistent with stable labor ...