Economy News Immigration Is Taking Pressure Off The Job Market And U S Economy, Expert Says

Immigration Still Powers The US Economy, Even With The Crackdown

Immigration may be down, but it's still powering the growth of the U.S. workforce, according to data from the private sector. Read More

Is the job market getting worse? As the shutdown continues, this is what we know

For the second month in a row, a government report on employment and unemployment has been delayed by the federal shutdown. That leaves analysts looking for other signs to gauge the job market. Read More

‘No hire’ job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply

The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade. Read More

Fed's Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," ... Read More

CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market, concerns about AI impact

Pessimism about the U.S. economy and its direction continues this month — negative ratings have persisted for years — along with net-negative ratings for the U.S. job market, specifically. And in a ... Read More

Will the federal government shutdown last long enough to hurt the U.S. economy?

Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics. said the impact on the economy and financial markets will be limited if the federal government shutdown lasts just a week or two. Many federal ... Read More

The US economy saw 'essentially no job growth' last month: Moody's

A leading economist is warning that job creation in the U.S. economy is slowing to a crawl as the ongoing government shutdown precluded the release of the September jobs report last week. Moody's ... Read More

The Jobs Report That Wasn’t Leaves Economists Guessing

Policymakers have entered uncharted territory without employment data that the government withheld because of its shutdown. By Lydia DePillis Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces the ... Read More

Have You Hugged Your Job Today?

Workers, who were quitting at high rates a few years ago, are now “job hugging” — or, as one consulting firm put it, “holding on to their jobs for dear life.” By Lora Kelley Hugging conjures ... Read More

CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market and concerns about AI's impact

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More