Jobs News February Jobs And Inflation Reports Are Labor Markets Stabilizing

Fed's Powell points to persistent labor market weakness as government shutdown delays official reports

Fed Chair Jerome Powell told economists that the sluggish labor market and tariff-induced inflation are persisting as government shutdown delays official employment reports. Read More

Small Business Mood Weakens With Inflation, Job Market Concerns

While they express concern about the overall economy, more small business owners are reporting higher profits. Read More

Consumers See Little Improvement Ahead on Inflation, Softening Job Market

Consumer sentiment changed little in October as Americans grapple with a softer labor market and high prices, although their assessment of future inflation improved slightly. Read More

Fed's Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak

The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ... Read More

Shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be held up

The government's monthly jobs report was not published Friday as a result of the federal shutdown. That's left businesses and policymakers in the dark about the strength of the U.S. job market. Read More

There’s no jobs report today. So here’s what we know about the US labor market

On this particular Friday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was supposed to release the September jobs report. Read More

Fed last month saw rising risks to job market, but remained wary on inflation

Federal Reserve officials agreed at their recent policy meeting that risks to the U.S. job market had increased enough to warrant an interest rate cut, but remained wary of high inflation amid a ... Read More

Layoffs across the U.S. this year are at their highest level since 2020, new data shows

Employers across the U.S. cut nearly 950,000 jobs this year through September, the largest number of layoffs since 2020, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Job cuts could ... Read More

No jobs report leaves Fed flying blind. Markets still expect rate cuts.

Federal Reserve officials are officially flying blind as a government shutdown precluded Friday's release of a key monthly jobs report, arguably the most important data needed to make a decision about ... Read More