ANALYSIS: Weakening labor data—from downward payroll revisions to new job openings falling to just 22,000 for August—has raised concerns the Fed may soon need to prioritize a cut to interest rates to ...

Newly revised data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that June layoffs and discharges were revised up by 19,000 ...

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Soft-data surveys point to a weak April labor market report due to higher inflation; that's a stagflationary environment. However, high-frequency labor market data points to a strong April labor ...

The labor market is “essentially going sideways,” according to Eric Johnston, chief equity and macro strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald, who characterized current conditions as weak but not necessarily ...

The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, bouncing back from a surprise decline in July. The Fed's next interest rate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an economist specializing in labor markets and policy. Employers added 206,000 payroll jobs in June, according to the new ...

For months, investors have been bracing for signs that aggressive new trade policies will slow economic growth by putting upward pressure on inflation and denting demand. Friday’s data was an early ...

FRANKFURT, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The euro zone labour market's exceptional resilience is unlikely to last as the one-off factors driving its strength are waning, although there is also no dramatic ...