The unemployment rate is an important indicator, but it is not the only one to watch. By itself, it doesn’t paint a full ...

The April jobs report showed the US labor market isn't rapidly cooling. But some on Wall Street still think an economic slowdown is likely underway, even if it's not showing up in mass layoffs or ...

President Donald Trump’s volatile trade war threatens both higher inflation and rising unemployment, forcing the Federal Reserve to make the difficult choice of addressing just one of those problems ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week as the spring break-related boost from the prior week faded, suggesting the labor market continued to ...

meaning it changes in response to changes in other economic conditions rather than preceding them. Unemployment data is collected every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the first ...

it nonetheless highlighted the economic risks wrought by the ever-shifting trade policy. "Pro-cyclical productivity growth, a resilient labor market, and solid household income gains remain ...

But if push comes to shove, the central bank would likely prioritize the labor market. The Fed is tasked ... s policies to show up more clearly in economic data. But the central bank’s latest ...