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Trump Promotes Economy Amid Signs of a Job Market Slowdown

When asked what grade he would give his economy, Trump said an “A-plus.” How Trump messages on costs and the general economic outlook will be critical for Republicans as they head into the 2026 ... Read More

Job openings rebound — but hiring doesn’t — in low hire, low-fire US economy

Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday season, but the number of people actually being hired was still down in the dumps. Read More

Delayed Report Showed Job Openings Held Steady in October

The latest report is the first since August and sheds some light on the state of the job market as the Federal Reserve meets to consider interest rates. Read More

Latest jobs report trips up Trump's A-plus economy brag

U.S. job openings barely changed in October over the previous month as employers grappled with economic uncertainty.The Labor Department released its report a month late due to the 43-day government ... Read More

The economy is dragging, but the stock market is thriving. Why?

From jobs to housing to grocery prices, the U.S. economy has been weakening for months. But the stock market is telling a different story, thanks to a handful of companies called the Magnificent 7: ... Read More

Job openings unexpectedly ticked up in October, shutdown-delayed data shows

Job opportunities didn’t shrink as expected in October, but hiring continued to stall and layoffs increased in a month when the US government was shut down and hundreds of thousands of federal workers ... Read More

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales. Read More

Why a Weak Job Market Pushes Stock Prices Higher

Those numbers pushed stocks higher because, at this point, any new signs of deterioration in the labor market raises the odds for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve. As of Wednesday, traders assigned ... Read More

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million amid uncertainty over the direction of the American economy. Read More

BLS Erases More Jobs From the Economy With Revisions

Downward revisions appear to be standard operating procedure for the BLS. The agency erased nearly 1 million (911,000) jobs that it initially claimed were created between March 2024 and June 2025. So, ... Read More

The Economy After the September Jobs Report

The data nerds among us were happy to finally get their September jobs report fix, even though these data are somewhat stale now. However, we still ... Read More