The numbers: Initial jobless claims held steady at 229,000 in the week ending May 10, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would ...

From fewer job openings to smaller raises, all the signs point to a higher unemployment rate and a weaker job market.

Markets cheer trade headlines, but job softness and tariff fallout could disrupt gains. Find out why caution may be key in ...

Yet, with employers reticent to shed workers, the labor market displays resilience. Employment in sectors like healthcare and transportation grows, balancing declines elsewhere. Economists predict ...

STORY: U.S. job growth slowed marginally in April, but the outlook for the labor market is increasingly darkening as President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy heightens economic uncertainty.

U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs last month, according to figures released Friday by the Labor Department ... The trade war has already taken a toll on the stock market. As of Thursday, the S&P 500 ...

That still poses a major threat to the labor market this year. Get top local Connecticut stories delivered to you every morning with the News Headlines newsletter. Plus, there are other signs of ...

That still poses a major threat to the labor market this year. Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter. Plus, there are other signs of trouble as well.

Has the U.S. labor market become a casualty of the Trump trade wars? We’ll start to find out with the April jobs report due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Economists predict a big slowdown in hiring last ...

The broader labor market showed signs of stagnation. "In April, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 179,000 to 1.7 million," the BLS report said. "The ...