Private Sector Adds Jobs For The First Time In Three Months
Kyle Grillot / Bloomberg via Getty Images The private sector added jobs in October, according to one report…
Consumers Aren’t Worried About the Shutdown. But They Are Worried About Jobs.
Lauren Petracca / Bloomberg via Getty Images Consumer sentiment was little changed in October even as worries over…
Americans aren’t worried about the government shutdown. But they remain unnerved about the cost of living and weak hiring
Persistent worries about the higher cost of living and few job opportunities pushed consumer sentiment down to its…
US may need more slack in job market to hit 2% inflation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market likely needs to weaken further for the Federal Reserve…
The Dollar Is Declining So Fast That It Will Bring Even More Inflation, Says Market Analyst: ‘Position Yourself Accordingly’
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What’s with all the layoffs?
In case you missed it, we’re in the midst of a low hiring, low firing job market. Meaning,…
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…
September Jobs Report, Fed Speakers, Earnings From Nike, Carnival
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Central bankers are closely following the labor market after cutting interest rates. Is the labor…
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…
The labor market is on a knife edge, and the factors weakening it aren’t going anywhere
ANALYSIS: Weakening labor data—from downward payroll revisions to new job openings falling to just 22,000 for August—has raised…
Jumbo Interest Rate Cut Odds for Sept. Rise After Weak Jobs Report
The job market tripped up big time last month. In a way, that’s exactly what the market was…