The U.S. economy opened 2026 on better footing, with the latest jobs report showing employers added 130,000 jobs in January.

US job growth was historically weak last year. And US job growth was significantly stronger than expected at the start of ...

Despite robust economic growth, the U.S. job market is surprisingly sluggish, with job creation significantly lower than in ...

Together, the data points buttress worries from some Federal Reserve policymakers that the coast is far from clear for the ...

While the jobs report will likely draw the economic headlines, especially since the Federal Reserve has said it is concerned ...

The report follows several others that have reignited concerns about weakening job growth.

“Low-hire, low-fire” is so 2025-coded as January suggests companies may actually be hiring in 2026. This jobs report made Maria Bartiromo say, “Wow.” ...

The labor market rebounded at the beginning of this year after a poor performance in 2025 influenced by federal worker layoffs and labor shortages due to immigration raids ...

As stock market investors support economic sentiment, some economists wonder if a looser labor market could pull the rug out. The University of Michigan's widely-followed consumer sentiment index slid ...

An analysis of hidden unemployment and labor underutilization showing why Black workers experience economic fragility long before it appears in official data.

A recent report reveals that the strong labor market that has helped keep the U.S. economy out of a recession may be ...

Labor market conditions are similar in regions that are near each other. This is called positive spatial correlation. Analyzing county-level data from 1990 to 2024 shows that commuting flows may ...