Initial applications for unemployment benefits in the week through Saturday plunged from already low levels, in an outlier move, by 27,000 from the prior week to 191,000, seasonally adjusted, the ...

For the first time since 2021, unemployed people significantly outnumbered job openings in November as the job market ...

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The latest employment numbers have dropped—and the job market still looks tough for workers. Today’s jobs report shares data from November, which was delayed due to the government shutdown that lifted ...

• The US economy lost 105,000 jobs in October and added 64,000 jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6% last month. • ...

The American job market is sending mixed signals: official data still shows relatively low unemployment and steady paychecks, yet workers describe their prospects as bleak and employers are quietly ...