What to expect in Friday’s jobs report

As of March, the number of employed foreign-born workers set a fresh record high of 31.1 million people, BLS data showed. The labor force participation rate of those workers was 65.9%, nearly 4 ... Read More

The Fed Is Eyeing the Job Market, but It’s Difficult to Read

Powell, the Fed chair, said during a news conference ... months to come. If job gains were to slow, would that be a sign that the economy was beginning to buckle, or just evidence that employers had ... Read More

Wall Street gains as Fed signals dovish bias; jobs report eyed

U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday as investors dissected the Federal Reserve's interest rate guidance on Wednesday, a plethora of earnings and economic data.All three indexes were higher, with the ... Read More

April jobs report expected to show 240,000 gain in U.S. hiring

Scattered signs of a slowdown in hiring suggest the April employment report could be a softer one, but Wall Street isn’t betting on it. Economists ... Read More

Tight job market has friend in the Fed

The Federal Reserve is standing pat on interest rates for now, with the timing of a cut uncertain. Still, the backdrop remains supportive for the U.S. job market and the rank and file. Read More

Blockbuster jobs report defies Americans' lukewarm feelings about economy

A blockbuster jobs report on Friday delivered the latest sign of strong U.S. economic performance, defying the lukewarm feelings held by many Americans, some experts told ABC News. Employers hired 303 ... Read More

Class of 2024, It’s Not in Your Head: The Job Market Is Tough

Fifty-two percent of college grads are underemployed a year after graduation, meaning they are working in jobs that don’t require the degrees they earned, according to a February report by the Burning ... Read More

I.M.F. Sees Steady Growth but Warns of Rising Protectionism

The International Monetary Fund offered an upbeat economic outlook but said that new trade barriers and escalating wars could worsen inflation. Read More

She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Read More

Brown seeks first Derby after close calls

Trainer Chad Brown has two chances to win his first Kentucky Derby. His best hope is 3-1 second choice and Blue Grass stakes winner Sierra Leone. The other is Domestic Product. Brown is 0-for-7 with ... Read More