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 ...
The government shutdown means the Bureau of Labor Statistics still hasn’t released a September jobs report. But there are other ways to get an understanding of what’s happening in the labor force, ...
On the surface, the job market is looking much better. Unemployment numbers have tended to be lower, job boards seem busy and recruiters are still reaching out. But when you actually talk to real ...
The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer. By Ben Casselman Job growth has remained ...
As 2025 drew to a close, openings on Indeed, the world's largest job site 1, remained about 5% above pre-pandemic levels, according to the company. Yet that positive figure masked a labor market ...
The government shutdown is again making it it hard to answer a critical question: How is the U.S. job market doing? The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the ...