US labor market stable; hit from federal government belt tightening awaited
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the ...
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
Federal Reserve officials see risks of higher inflation ahead, support pause in rate cuts
Federal Reserve officials at a meeting last month pointed to rising risks that inflation could worsen, a key reason they kept ...
Trump admin adviser meeting with Federal Reserve chairman ‘regularly’
Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council — a White House advisory board to President Trump — disclosed ...
US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4%
January hiring was narrow. Healthcare (44,000 new jobs), retail (34,000) and government (32,000) together accounted for 77% ...
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US weekly jobless claims decline amid stable labor market
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000 for the week ended February 8, the ...
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Thousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread layoffs
The Trump administration broadened its effort to terminate thousands of probationary workers on Thursday, instructing ...
US economy added 143,000 jobs in January, unemployment rate ticks lower
The Labor Department released its jobs report for January which showed that the U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs last month, which was below with economists' expectations.
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Why the labor market could be the only hope for another Fed rate cut
REUTERS/Tom Brenner · REUTERS / Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell categorized the US labor market as ... remain a challenge with the Department of Labor revealing on Thursday that ...