WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell more than expected in February and hiring dropped to the lowest level in nearly six years, government data showed ‌on Tuesday. Job openings, a ...

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America is becoming a nation of pessimistic workers. For the first time in Gallup's tracking, more workers have a negative view of their prospects. Even as many measures show that the economy is ...

The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The February jobs report showed the nation’s ...

Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated. Change in nonfarm employment since Jan. 2023. Note: Data is seasonally adjusted. Source: Bureau of ...

If you’ve been working for more than a decade and are embarking on a job search this year – because you’ve been laid off or you just want to move on – don’t get consumed by discouraging job market ...

The 2025 frozen job market could thaw by the time 2026 is over. Job-market experts like Claudia Sahm don't think the low-hire, low-fire state is sustainable. Hiring expectations are mixed, but some ...

Job seekers in 2025 have faced a challenging hiring landscape. Companies aren't hiring at the same levels they used to, and applicants report facing stiff competition. AI screening résumés, employers ...

Employers have cut more than 1.1 million jobs through November, the most since 2020, when companies laid off 2.2 million workers as the pandemic was slamming the U.S. economy, according to a new ...

The government shutdown has delayed the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report, but private data suggests the market remains challenging, though there are a few bright spots for job seekers. In the ...

Harris started looking for his first real job months before his graduation from UC Davis this spring. He had a solid résumé, he thought: a paid internship at a civic-consulting firm, years of ...

• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ...