Jobs report is a boom for migrants, slump for Americans

The new August jobs report shows ... contributed to this report. Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters to ... Read More

Harris Would Ban Paying Disabled Workers Less Than Minimum Wage—Except in Prison

Since the establishment of a federal minimum wage in 1938, an exception has allowed employers, through a certificate system, to pay ... prison. Bertram and Caldwell both note that many jobs ... Read More

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 32. California’s minimum wage needs a boost

California's workers are struggling. Proposition 32 would give about 2 million of the state’s lowest-paid workers a modest pay raise. Read More

The jobs report answered one key question — but left us guessing on another

The definitive update came Friday morning with the much-anticipated August jobs report, the gold standard for measuring the labor market. And it was anything but definitive. Read More

Union leaders: Reforms needed after prison attacks

Union leaders are calling on state officials to provide more funding, better pay and more staffing, as well as to restore bargaining rights to correctional officers, in the wake of the latest inmate ... Read More

Jobs report: Employment for native-born and foreign-born workers in August

The jobs report for August released Friday showed that employment declined for native-born and rose for foreign-born workers. The breakdown of jobs by migration status has gained interest in ... Read More

Jobs Report Today: Nonfarm Payrolls Come in Weaker Than Forecast

The U.S. added fewer-than-expected jobs in August, while the unemployment rate edged down, as forecast. Total nonfarm payrolls increased by 142,000, and the unemployment rate came in at 4.2 percent. Read More

Slowing but steady job market reported in August

In August, 142,000 jobs were added. Concerns about inflation have increasingly turned to concerns about the job market. Last month's weaker than expected jobs report led to turmoil in stocks. Read More

US labor market added just 142,000 jobs in August, weaker than expected

The American labor market added 142,000 jobs in August — a relatively weak ... Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made clear that he doesn’t want to see the job market weaken further. Read More

Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, as labor market cools

The August report had some mixed signals for policymakers. Wage growth ... after the jobs release, New York Fed President John Williams said central bankers “don’t want to get out of balance ... Read More

Mortgage rates haven’t budged after the jobs report

Mortgage rates remained flat following a jobs report on Friday that continued to show a cooling labor market. Mortgage rate pricing for homebuyers hasn’t changed significantly as lenders have ... Read More