Economy News ‘eye Popping’ March Jobs Report Shows Labor Market And U S Economy Are Still Going Strong

Layoffs soared in October to their highest for the month in 22 years, report says

Employers have slashed nearly 1.1 million jobs through October this year, up 65% from a year ago, new labor data shows. Read More

ADP says businesses created 42,000 jobs in October — but the labor market is still not great

Privately run businesses created 42,000 new jobs in October — the biggest increase in three months — in a possible sign of stabilization in a weakening U.S. labor market. Read More

No jobs report again. But these numbers show how the U.S. economy is doing.

Investors are set to miss out on the second U.S. jobs report in a row due to the government shutdown, but there’s enough scattered evidence to suggest the economy is hanging in there. Read More

The Economy Doesn't Need Federal Jobs Data To Function

The delayed release of the BLS report has led to fearmongering about the economy's ability to function. Leila Fadel, host of NPR's Up First, said on Friday that "businesses and policymakers are flying ... Read More

Shutdown delays jobs report, obscuring potential economic problems

Three days into the government shutdown, it’s increasingly unclear where the U.S. economy is headed — not because of a direct hit from the federal closures but a lack of official data. The absence of ... Read More

Without a new jobs report, U.S. ‘flying blind’ on hiring in an uncertain economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around ... Read More

No September jobs report, no problem. Here’s what we know about the labor market — and it’s not great.

Welcome to jobs Friday — except there’s no U.S. employment report today. Blame the latest government shutdown in Washington. That’s not to say Wall Street and the Federal Reserve are flying blind. Read More

Forget the Jobs Report. This Chart Shows the Labor Market Is Deteriorating

Want more stock market and economic analysis from Phil Rosen directly in your inbox? Subscribe to Opening Bell Daily’s newsletter. The government shutdown means investors will go without their usual ... Read More

The September jobs report is delayed by the government shutdown - what was it expected to show?

The ongoing partial government shutdown prevented the Labor Department from releasing the anticipated September jobs report as scheduled on Friday, causing economic data watchers to turn their ... Read More