Private sector wage gains lift US labor costs in Q2, underlying trend benign
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs increased slightly more than expected in the…
Why the labor market is not actually like a game of musical chairs
Right now, a good chunk of Americans feel threatened by artificial intelligence. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that…
Job Listings Remained Near 2-Year High In May—Despite Hiring Slowdown
Topline Available jobs in the U.S. settled near their highest level in nearly two years in May, surpassing…
Trump Applauds ‘Great’ Jobs Data That Surprised Again
Topline President Donald Trump on Friday lauded federal data showing the U.S. economy added far more jobs than…
Strong US job growth beats expectations in May, firming recent gains
The leisure and hospitality industry added 70,000 jobs in May, well above its average monthly gain over the…
Jobs report: Payrolls expected to show further growth in May, with unemployment holding steady
The government’s closely watched jobs report comes out Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, capping off a week that…
America’s productivity boom may have an unlikely hero: working from home
A Stanford professor said working from home may be driving America’s productivity boom. Nicholas Bloom said remote work…
America’s Productivity Boom May Have an Unlikely Hero: WFH
America has been experiencing a productivity boom for the past five years, and economists are debating what’s driving…
US filings for jobless aid tick up last week to 210,000 but remain at historically healthy levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid inched up last week as employers continue…
Spring homebuying season is poised for ‘modest gains’. Will inflation and job market fears get in the way?
This spring is supposed to be when the housing market finally begins to thaw out of its three-year-long…
Weak jobs report likely to keep Fed on hold in wake of oil price shock
A weak jobs report for February quashed the notion that the labor market is stabilizing, but it likely…
Productivity surges on investment in artificial intelligence
Labor productivity rose in the fourth quarter by more than forecast after the strongest advance in five years,…