Jobs News Labor Market Appears Strong For Workers Despite Recent Job Cuts

Job openings rise to five-month high in welcome news for labor market

Job openings rose in October to the highest level since May, a sign that the labor market is holding up despite some recent signs of slowing. The data were released Tuesday morning after being delayed ... Read More

There's no jobs report today, but here's what private data is telling us about the labor market

Economists, journalists, and investors won't be waiting by their laptops this morning for a new jobs report. It's the second month without this data release. The agency isn't releasing most reports or ... Read More

US economy saw stronger-than-expected job growth in September, but the unemployment rate rose

• The latest snapshot of the US labor market showed an unexpected rebound of 119,000 jobs in September but a loss for August and a lower total for July. The report was originally scheduled for October ... Read More

Is the job market getting worse? As the shutdown continues, this is what we know

The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the labor market for the second month in a row. Without that official jobs tally, the available signals are mixed. This ... Read More

Federal Government Job Cuts Still Hitting Employment Data: The Labor Market By Major Industry In Charts

The headcount reduction by the federal government reached 97,000 since January, including a further reduction of 3,000 civilian employees in September. State governments have shed 25,000 employees ... Read More

Is the U.S. jobs market tanking? Here's what the latest clues say.

A corrections-officer recruiter speaks with attendees during a job fair in New York City. Finding a job has gotten harder these days. The U.S. jobs market might not appear to be crumbling, but it's ... Read More

The U.S. added a robust 119,000 jobs in September, but there are still signs of a weakening labor market

The United States added 119,000 jobs in September, a stronger-than-expected figure and a sign that the economy was adding jobs at a healthy clip before government shutdown. But the details of the ... Read More

There's no jobs report today, but here's what private data is telling us about the labor market

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