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Private payrolls rose by 278,000 in May, well ahead of expectations, ADP says

The U.S. labor market posted another month of surprising strength in May as companies added jobs at a pace well…

Shifting to life post-Covid: How remote work transformed this city in the Midwest

Lansing, Michigan may never be the same. The city of just over 110,000 residents, known for its towering state capitol…

The ‘great resignation’ — a trend that defined the pandemic-era labor market — seems to be over

During the past year, the rate at which Americans quit their jobs has steadily declined from a record high back…

Here’s the inflation breakdown for April 2023, in one chart

Inflation in April notched its lowest reading in two years, as price pressures for consumers continue to moderate from multidecade…

Biden: Say goodbye to job growth and low unemployment if the debt ceiling isn’t lifted

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned that the low unemployment rate in Friday’s jobs report could disappear if House Republicans do…

Here’s where the jobs are for April 2023 — in one chart

Broad job gains across the economy helped the labor market show resilience in the face of a banking crisis and…

Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped…

ATF broke the law by paying agents millions in wrongful benefits, watchdog tells Biden

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for years illegally overpaid up to $20 million to agents and investigators…

3 indicators the job market is seeing what one economist calls an ‘unambiguous cooldown’

The job market is still hot but is clearly slowing from the scorching levels seen during much of the past…

Biden vows to ‘finish the job’ on the economy in first speech since launching 2024 campaign

President Joe Biden honed in on his economic achievements Tuesday in his first speech since he announced he will seek…