Economy News 5 Ways The Us Economy And The Job Market Is Recovering In 2024

Investing legend Mohamed El-Erian says he's kept up at night by 2 big problems with the US economy

Weakness among lower-income Americans could spread and "contaminate" other parts of the US economy, El-Erian warned. Read More

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

The government is back open. Here’s what that means for economic data

The US government has reopened following its longest-ever shutdown, setting the stage for the eventual release of its gold-standard data, which is crucial in analyzing the health and trajectory of the ... Read More

The US economy added 42,000 private-sector jobs last month, more than expected

Private-sector job creation bounced back in October, according to a snapshot of the labor market that has become more closely watched in the absence of official federal jobs data. Read More

The shutdown put jobs and inflation data on hold. Here's when it could be back — and what it might say

Economic data releases — payroll and jobs reports, CPI and PPI — have lagged during the government shutdown and likely will take some time to get rolling again. Read More

What the job market looks like according to people who hire

The government shutdown means the Bureau of Labor Statistics still hasn’t released a September jobs report. But there are other ways to get an understanding of what’s happening in the labor force, ... Read More

The Fed cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about the job market

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, as policymakers work to shore up the softening job market. It was the Fed's second rate cut in six weeks, ... Read More

Wall St Week Ahead Investors watching US economic signs as market pulls back, tech teeters

Investors will seek clues about the health of the U.S. economy in the coming week following worrisome labor market reports and technology-led turbulence that has knocked the stock market off record ... Read More

Americans are more worried about their chances on the job market under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll ... Read More