Is the US labor market in the calm before the storm? Economists say the Beveridge curve is the signal to watch.

The U.S. economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, capping off the worst year for hiring since 2020, when the Covid ...

Recession fears have cooled, but a labor market chart flagged by one bearish strategist might give bullish investors pause.

Employers across the U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, capping a year of muted job growth that saw employers pull back on ...

The pace of job growth cooled through mid-2025, while the unemployment rate rose relatively little. This seeming puzzle is ...

We’re in the second month of the government shutdown, which means we’re still not getting comprehensive economic survey data from federal agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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 ...

The Trump administration has just released the September jobs report: unemployment climbed up to 4.4%, the highest it’s been in nearly four years. Employers added 119,000 jobs, half the number from ...

Recent signs of U.S. labor market softening tee up a third-straight Fed rate cut next week. We eye confirmation of this ongoing cooling in U.S. data this month. The S&P 500 rallied during a short ...