Tag: Unemployment

A hiring sign is seen in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Finance and Economy

The details show October’s jobs report was impressively strong

Joseph Lawler · November 6, 2026 8:53 am

FILE - Construction crew members wait to pour concrete in a parking lot on Sept. 4, 2024, in Waukee, Iowa.

Finance and Economy

Economy added 165,000 jobs in October, showing strength of expansion

Zach Halaschak · November 6, 2026 8:32 am

Dario Amodei, Trump, and tech leaders.

Industry chiefs’ negative rhetoric on AI economic possibilities draws questions from experts confident in US ‘entrepreneurial spirit’

Emily Hallas · October 28, 2026 5:43 pm

A "Now Hiring" sign.

What to expect for inflation, jobs, stocks, and housing in the year ahead

Zach Halaschak · October 15, 2026 6:00 am

wealth economy finance

Wage growth lags inflation, making the affordability crisis feel even more acute

Zach Halaschak · October 11, 2026 7:15 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks as Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, from left, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, Anthony D'Esposito, Department of Labor Inspector General, and Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, listen during a news conference on the Fraud Task Force inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington.

India blasts Vance’s comments about H-1B workers: ‘Unwarranted’ and ‘painful’

Molly Parks · October 9, 2026 12:25 pm

A hiring sign is displayed at a sandwich shop, in Streamwood, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The details of September’s jobs report are more encouraging

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2026 8:55 am

FILE - Vehicle assembly technician Kevin Zepernick works on a 2025 Ford Expedition during a media tour to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition at the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky

Economy fell short of expectations with 29,000 jobs in September in lackluster report

Zach Halaschak · October 2, 2026 8:33 am

The head of a statue of German philosopher Karl Marx covered with ice.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

What Karl Marx got right about politics

John Roberts · September 16, 2026 6:00 am

The entrance to the Labor Department

Gen Z isn’t lazy. We just locked them out of the workforce

Dan Varroney · September 7, 2026 9:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump pressures Fed for rate cut by threatening to cut off trade partners altogether

Zach Halaschak · September 4, 2026 10:23 am

A factory floor. (Image credit: Eaton)

What the August jobs report says about the economy and Trump

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2026 8:41 am