A drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to what was an otherwise downbeat jobs report — but it was for all the wrong reasons.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that available employment hit 7.6 million for April, a surge of 731,000 from the prior month and the highest level since May 2024. While openings jumped, the ...

Want more stock market and economic analysis from Phil Rosen directly in your inbox? Subscribe to Opening Bell Daily’s newsletter. Everyone recognizes that the job market is losing momentum but it’s ...

A severe labor shortage is set to emerge over the next decade amid a wave of baby boomer retirements and a shrinking younger ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that 911,000 fewer nonfarm jobs were added in the year ...

Economists say June’s modest job gains point to a stagnant, low-hire labor market where people are continuing to have a hard time finding new jobs. In June, the U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an economist specializing in labor markets and policy. The Labor Department released its final jobs report for 2024, showing ...

In what could be the last piece of federal jobs data released this week if the government shuts down, a new report Tuesday showed that the number of available roles remains low for the year, a sign ...

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On this particular Friday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was supposed to release the September jobs report. Instead, the agency behind the market-moving release — data that has ...

U.S. labor market data is flashing warning signs, with the Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index falling again in August and temporary hiring shrinking. Economist Mitchell Barnes said the ...

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