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The US job market has been frozen in a low-hire, low-fire state thanks to economic uncertainty, tariffs, and more. That could ...

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The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of cooling, as the latest jobs report indicates that unemployment has risen to its highest level in four years. There was some good news as payrolls ...

Americans filed the fewest new jobless claims in a month last week, and while the number of unemployed workers collecting ...

PASADENA, CA - MAY 14: Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los ...

For the first half of 2025, the labor market was, in the words of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a “low hire, low fire” environment, with minimal job cut announcements preventing sluggish ...

A survey by HR industry body the CIPD found that one in six employers expect AI to reduce headcount in 2026 as the burden of ...

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says AI spending is lifting growth and could help boost productivity, but raises questions about the impact it may have on the labor market.

The government shutdown is again making it it hard to answer a critical question: How is the U.S. job market doing? The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the ...