Retail Sales Rise Again in August, Bucking Economic Slowdown

Retail sales topped expectations in August, continuing to rise in spite of fears that economic uncertainty would hold Americans back from spending. Retail sales increased 0.6% in August from July, ... Read More

The weird economy has finally come for travel — just in time to screw up your summer plans

Travel demand is showing signs of slowing down. And as Americans spend less on trips this summer, that could result in some good deals. Read More

US economy adds 22,000 jobs, unemployment rate hits 4.3% in August as labor market continues dramatic slowdown

The US labor market continued its dramatic summer slowdown in August. The August jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that just 22,000 new jobs were added to the ... Read More

Weak summer labor market flashes warning signs for the economy

The U.S. labor market created few jobs in August and shrank earlier in the summer, a first since the pandemic, as the economy’s engine sputters under the weight of President Donald Trump’s policies. Read More

US Added 22K Jobs in August, But Lost Jobs Earlier in the Summer

The U.S. economy lost 13,000 jobs in ... have mostly avoided mass layoffs so far, the slowdown has raised concerns among economists and policymakers that the currently relatively low unemployment rate ... 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

Veterans Maintain Low Unemployment Rates Despite Hiring Slowdown in Weakening Economy

Veterans maintained a remarkably low unemployment rate in a cooling economy Friday in the first monthly jobs report since President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over ... Read More

Labor Market Slowdown Builds as August Jobs Report Shows Unexpected Weakness

The US economy added 22,000 jobs in August, far fewer than economists expected. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.3%. Market watchers are confident that the Federal Reserve will cut ... Read More

The Federal Reserve wrestles with how many interest rate cuts to make and how fast

With the Federal Reserve widely expected to reduce its key interest rate, economists will be looking for signs of how deeply the Fed might cut rates in the future. Read More

‘No One Should Be Very Confident’: Four Economists Dissect Trump and the Economy

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. Mr. Cass, Dr. Furman and Dr. Summers are economists and contributing Opinion writers. Read More