Economy News U S Job Numbers Show Immigration Opponents Wrong About The Economy

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. With the ... Read More

U.S. economy still vulnerable to tariff shocks, IMF says, and labor shortages tied to immigration crackdown could also sting

The U.S. economy hasn’t suffered much so far from increases in tariffs or a decline in the labor supply due to tighter immigration rules. But that might change. So says a new report from the ... Read More

Economy added 119,000 jobs and unemployment ticked up in September, delayed report shows

After a more than monthlong delay because of what became the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Nov. 20 released its September jobs report. The report found ... Read More

Cracks emerge in Texas’ economy as job growth slows

Unprecedented new tariffs. A sweeping immigration crackdown. Widespread federal jobs cuts. Several months into a whirlwind of federal policy shifts, the U.S. economy has noticeably cooled, and recent ... Read More

Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, blowing past expectations

Employers across the U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, marking a pickup after previous employment data had shown a slowdown in hiring. The report marks the first official job tally since the ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

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