Economy News Decaying Jobs Market Overtakes Inflation As U S Economy’s Biggest Threat

US economy expected to grow faster in 2026 despite stagnant job market: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs economists predict U.S. economic growth will accelerate to 2.6% in 2026, driven by tax cuts, reduced tariff drag and Federal Reserve rate cuts. Read More

We asked experts to rate the U.S. economy in 2025. Here's what they said.

The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going. Read More

Will AI And Stimulus Save The U.S. Economy As Job Market Softens?

Discover how AI investment, fiscal stimulus, and shifting job trends are shaping the US economy’s outlook—and what it means for workers and investors. Read More

Jobs report reveals cooling labor market and ‘uneven economy,’ analyst says

The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of cooling, as the latest jobs report indicates that unemployment has risen to its highest level in four years. There was some good news as payrolls ... Read More

New Jobs, Inflation Data Could Provide Some Guide to Where the Economy Is Headed

Data on employment and consumer prices for November will offer some recent insight into the state of the economy. Read More

The Great Decoupling: Why America’s Economy Is Booming Without Jobs

The U.S. economy ended 2025 looking like two different countries at once. Output is roaring ahead, but jobs are barely moving. Read More

What this week’s jobs data could reveal about the US economy

The November jobs report is landing at an odd time – on a Tuesday in mid-December, instead of (what’s usually) the first Friday of the month – due to the lingering impact of the historically long ... Read More

Here’s why everyone’s talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the ... Read More

America’s job market just got some troubling news

The latest jobs report showed that the US economy lost 105,000 positions in October and added just 64,000 in November, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.6%, the highest in more than four years. Read More

A divided Fed cuts interest rates again, as concerns about the job market outweigh fears of tariff-fueled inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its influential interest rate for the third time this year, pointing to a job market that Chairman Jerome Powell said may be weaker than it appears. The cut of a ... Read More