The U.S. economy posted solid job growth in January as employers hired at a steady pace to start 2026 as the Federal Reserve evaluates the need for rate cuts in the months ahead. The Labor Department ...

The U.S. economy experienced almost zero job growth in 2025, according to revised federal data. On a more encouraging note: Hiring has picked up in 2026. Preliminary data had indicated that the U.S.

Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated. Change in nonfarm employment since Jan. 2023. Note: Data is seasonally adjusted. Source: Bureau of ...

American investors have had a lot to love in their home stock market, but now they’re discovering the charms of international investing, where relative bargains abound. Nevertheless, U.S. stocks look ...

U.S.-based employers announced 108K job cuts in January, the highest for the month since 2009 and the highest monthly total since October 2025, according to data released by Challenger, Gray & ...

A major delivery service is cutting its workforce to reduce costs. The United Parcel Service, more commonly known as UPS, announced Tuesday that it was planning to eliminate an additional 30,000 jobs ...

Despite an extremely competitive job market, demand remains strong for workers in healthcare, essential services, infrastructure-related fields, and other skill-based jobs, according to Monster’s ...

If you’ve been working for more than a decade and are embarking on a job search this year – because you’ve been laid off or you just want to move on – don’t get consumed by discouraging job market ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in December amid job losses in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, but a decline in the unemployment rate ...

Employers across the U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, capping a year of muted job growth that saw employers pull back on hiring amid economic uncertainty. The monthly job gains were below the ...

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In a slowing labor market, even people with jobs are increasingly making do with less-than-ideal arrangements. They’re stuck in part-time positions or patching together multiple jobs to make ends meet ...