US layoffs fall in September but year-to-date planned hiring at lowest in 16 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employers announced fewer layoffs in September but hiring plans so far this year were the…
Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs
The dramatic rise in unemployment among Americans under 25—especially recent graduates—has become one of the most troubling economic…
3 Concerning Charts Showing the US Economy May Be on Cusp of Recession
Wall Street economists and investors seem mostly sanguine about the US economy’s chances of avoiding a recession in…
Accounting for City Size, Minimum Wages Reduce Jobs Almost Everywhere
In new research, Priyaranjan Jha, Jyotsana Kala, David Neumark, and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez find that studies arguing higher minimum…
Global 36-Hour Interest-Rate Spree Heralds First US Cut of 2025
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, from left, Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem,…
Investors seek Fed’s view of shaky labor market as rate cut looms
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors will look for the Federal Reserve to communicate how worried it…
Recession Outlook: Mark Zandi Says Weak Jobs Report Confirms Economy Fear
No matter how you slice it, the August jobs report showed a weakening labor market. Nonfarm payrolls came…
America is in a serious jobs slump
Employment gains were so weak in the July jobs report that President Donald Trump fired the head of…
The professions trying to get ahead with AI are those most likely to lose their jobs to it, St. Louis Fed says
A new St. Louis Fed study suggests the U.S. may be seeing early signs of AI-driven job displacement,…
High-Value Work Grew 31% Among Large Businesses as AI Amplifies Demand for Human Skills
Upwork Inc. Inaugural monthly analysis of the freelance economy provides an early signal of U.S. labor market shifts,…
Stock Market Outlook: 2 Forces That Could Spark Sell-Off in Tech-Heavy Market
By at least one measure, the US stock market is more concentrated in its biggest names than it’s…
Job Market: AI-Driven ‘Jobless Recovery’ Could Hit These Workers Hard
There’s one group of workers that could be in for a particularly rough time as AI becomes more…