Jobs News Georgia Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Labor Commissioner Says ‘job Market Hits New Highs’

"Part of that statistic": Black women face rising unemployment and vanishing job opportunities

After surviving breast cancer and sending out nearly 800 job applications, Fairburn resident Shana Pinnock Glover is still searching for work — a struggle shared by thousands of Black women amid a ... Read More

"No hire, no fire" job market may no longer be a thing as big companies announce mass layoffs

Amazon and UPS on Tuesday announced tens of thousands of job cuts, the latest signal that the U.S. labor market is downshifting. 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

Employment basically unchanged over past month

The August workforce report for Georgia shows a gain of 1,900 jobs, with the unemployment rate unchanged from July. Nearly five million are employed in the state, according to numbers released ... Read More

US consumer confidence slips to six-month low; worries over job availability rising

U.S. consumer confidence eased to a six-month low in October amid worries about the availability of jobs in the near-term, offering more ammunition for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again ... Read More

September Labor Market Data: Who Needs A Jobs Report?

September labor market data signals a gradual cooling, with ADP reporting unexpected job losses and Challenger showing weak seasonal hiring demand. Labor demand is softening, as seen in ADP and ... Read More

Forget the Jobs Report. This Chart Shows the Labor Market Is Deteriorating

Want more stock market and economic analysis from Phil Rosen directly in your inbox? Subscribe to Opening Bell Daily’s newsletter. The government shutdown means investors will go without their usual ... Read More

No September jobs report, no problem. Here’s what we know about the labor market — and it’s not great.

Welcome to jobs Friday — except there’s no U.S. employment report today. Blame the latest government shutdown in Washington. That’s not to say Wall Street and the Federal Reserve are flying blind. Read More

U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September in latest sign of labor market weakness

U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September, according to the payroll processing company ADP, a surprising decline that adds to growing concerns about the rapidly weakening labor market. ADP, which ... Read More