Tag: Jobs

Hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

Job growth beat expectations at 115,000 in April as unemployment held at 4.3%

Joseph Lawler · May 8, 2026 8:31 am

Spirit Airlines planes are grounded at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Florida and JetBlue aiding Spirit employees after airline shut down

David Zimmermann · May 5, 2026 1:02 pm

A graph shows March hires were at highest rate since February 2024

Hiring jumps to highest rate since early 2024 in surprise sign of economic health

Zach Halaschak · May 5, 2026 11:30 am

Industrial worker in a workshop wearing safety gear using a grinder emitting sparkse in large industrial warehouse with machinery and yellow support structures under bright overhead lighting.

Fairness and Justice

How the Faster Labor Contracts Act could hurt workers

Rachel Greszler · May 1, 2026 11:17 am

Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Atlanta, Georgia in 2022. (Danny Karnik/AP)

The little labor negotiation that could keep rails moving

Jeremy Lott · May 1, 2026 6:05 am

In this July 24, 2019 photo, large cranes to unload container ships are shown at PortMiami in Miami. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, the Commerce Department reports on the U.S. trade gap for July.

GDP growth rebounded to 2% rate in first quarter

Zach Halaschak · April 30, 2026 8:31 am

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gestures while addressing students at Harvard University, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass.

Fed holds interest rates steady in what will likely be last meeting under Powell

Zach Halaschak · April 29, 2026 2:01 pm

Thomas Tull

The quiet man

Salena Zito · April 28, 2026 11:23 am

Skydio CEO Adam Bry holding a drone

AI drone company Skydio announces $3.5 billion investment in US manufacturing

Claire Carter · April 24, 2026 1:05 pm

Inspiration and innovation in communication technologies artificial intelligence AI

Looking for human opportunity in an AI world

Nick Thomas · April 24, 2026 6:26 am

Microsoft offers early retirement buyout as company invests heavily in AI

David Zimmermann · April 23, 2026 12:33 pm

Rep. Robyn Kelly speaks with former federal workers.

DC region saw the most lost jobs in US last year, BLS data show

David Zimmermann · April 22, 2026 2:06 pm