The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains

High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers. Read More

Wage growth is sinking for poorest workers

Wage growth is slowing down for all workers following the booming recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s dropping at the fastest pace for workers at the bottom end of the income spectrum. Read More

Job growth continues to slow, signaling a cooling economy

As August's job growth slows, economists feel the Federal Reserve needs to cut interest rates at it's September meeting. Read More

Quick Thoughts on the Economy: Slowing Growth Until the Stock Market Crash

GDP grew at a 1.2 percent annual rate in the first half of the year — that is down sharply from its 2.5 percent rate in 2024. It is not hard to identify the culprits: uncertainty created by Trump’s ... Read More

Rate cuts don't stimulate growth, U.S. economy is ‘slowing slowly' – JPMorgan

JPMorgan’s David Kelly discusses why U.S. economic growth is slowing, the limits of Fed rate cuts, and how policy uncertainty impacts markets. Read More

America’s job market flashes yet another warning sign about the economy

• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ... Read More

The U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, confirming dramatic slowdown in the labor market

U.S. job growth has almost entirely ground to a standstill, according to government data released Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, well ... Read More

Economy loses jobs for the first time since 2020

The latest jobs report from the Labor Department is the first to register a net negative jobs month for the U.S. economy since December 2020, when the economy shed 183,000 jobs. The report found the ... Read More

This Economy Might Be a New Normal

Mr. Furman, a contributing Opinion writer, was the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2013 to 2017. The job slowdown in the past few months is significant and concerning. Read More