The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, economists estimated on Thursday, ...

The Fed is expected to cut rates by 25 bps in October as structural labor issues and policy risks fuel a deeper downturn.

Traditional metrics like the Gini Index and U-3 unemployment rate understate true economic inequality and labor market ...

Las Vegas’ jobless rate dipped last month, a new report shows, but not because the local economy suddenly hit the gas. The Las Vegas-area’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in August, down from 6 ...

California again had the nation’s highest state unemployment rate last month. It was 5.5%, well above the national rate of 4.3%. South Dakota had the lowest rate, 1.9%. California actually gained ...

Former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has raised concerns over the state’s poor economic performance, warning that it is lagging far behind ...

Minnesota’s labor market defied expectations in August, adding thousands of jobs and outpacing the country as a whole just a month after state officials warned of an economic slowdown. Employers added ...

The maximum weekly unemployment benefit in Louisiana will soon increase from $275 to $282 after state leaders on Thursday got an updated economic forecast of the state's unemployment claims. Employers ...

More Americans are facing stretches of unemployment of six months or more, a worrisome sign for the U.S. economy. More than 1 in 4 workers without jobs have been unemployed for at least half a year, ...

Warning signs in the labor market are raising concerns about the U.S. economy’s health. The economy lost jobs in June, the first monthly net loss since the end of 2020. In August the unemployment rate ...

California’s unemployment rate projected to rise to 6.1% in early 2025. Public sector and healthcare jobs drive growth as AI impacts private hiring. Lower inflation, interest rates and AI demand ...

Troubling and unusual unemployment numbers for Black Americans are signaling that the U.S. is on its way to a potential recession, economists tell TPM. The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor ...