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Employers hired rapidly and paid more in July, suggesting the Federal Reserve may have to remain aggressive in its effort to cool the economy....
But the unexpectedly strong employment growth reported for July also appeared to contradict forecasts that the economy was cooling off....
The report suggests that the United States was not in recession, but points to ongoing challenges with inflation....
The June figures may indicate that higher interest rates and sluggish spending on goods are starting to weigh on hiring....
Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump for his job losses as he defended his own stewardship of the economy during record high inflation, a bear market and fears of a recession....
The endless appeal of applying a partisan lens to hard data....
The Labor Department issued yet another strong monthly jobs report, but Democrats aren’t celebrating. They know that higher prices and other concerns have helped to keep Americans in a gloomy mood about the direction of the country....
President Biden speaks about the U.S. jobs report for March as consumer demand remains strong and the economy faces persistent inflation....
President Biden’s new federal budget proposal includes includes billions to fight climate change, create clean energy jobs and fund green research. ...
President Biden said the labor market’s gain of 678,000 jobs in February demonstrated the nation’s progress against economic hits from the coronavirus pandemic....
President Biden came into office vowing to respect science, but openings in crucial jobs could hamper progress on medical and technological research....
Former President Donald Trump said there would be ‘a lot coming’ from special counsel John Durham who would ‘fully expose’ the truth of the Russian-Trump campaign collusion investigation....
More people worked from home, but employers kept hiring, giving the Biden Administration an unexpected political lift....
A gain of 467,000 jobs in January defied forecasts that the Omicron variant would hobble the labor market....
President Biden celebrated data that showed unexpectedly rapid January hiring and record job gains over the past year as the economy rebounded from historically large job losses at the start of the pandemic....
Number far surpasses economists’ expectations amid OmicronReport revised up November and December’s gains by 709,000Full story: US adds nearly half a million January jobsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailLater today, Joe Biden will also sign...
Without clarity on how quickly the labor market can shake off Omicron, the Fed will have difficulty applying the data to its interest rate strategy....
Biden’s overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness has erased the student debt of more than triple the projected number of borrowers. ...
The numbers were good though they were often bad and high because they were low....
The Supreme Court to hear arguments in challenges to Biden vaccine mandates, Chicago schools cancel classes again and more news to start your Friday. ...
Former President Donald Trump blasted his successor as a ‘one trick pony,’ after the Biden administration said employers had added just 210,000 jobs in November....
Employers reported adding 210,000 jobs, the year’s weakest showing, but there were also bright spots. The mixed picture complicated policy prospects....
President Biden may sign the bill to avert a government shutdown, more Omicron cases have been found in the U.S. and more news to start your Friday. ...
Modeled after the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, Democrats want $30 billion to hire thousands of young people to fight climate change. ...
Biden administration isn’t doing enough to ‘own the narrative.’ When 60% of the country say things aren’t going well, well, something’s up. ...
Employers added 531,000 jobs in October, a big improvement from the previous month and a sign of optimism as the latest coronavirus surge eases....
Polling suggests that concerns about the economy helped Republicans in this week’s elections....
Military and political leaders to remember Colin Powell, Biden’s big bill finally is on the brink of House votes and more news to start your Friday. ...
Manchin, single-handedly blocking Biden’s climate action plan, also owns $1 million in shares of a coal brokerage firm and receives oil and gas money. ...
The Labor Department reported that the economy had added 194,000 jobs in September, well below the half-million forecasted. President Biden, however, expressed optimism, pointing to wage growth and an unemployment rate below 5 percent....
According to the Labor Department, U.S. employers added only 194,000 jobs in September. That is less than the 366,000 jobs added in August and far fewer than the more than one million jobs added in July....
President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine booster shot Monday. New York health care workers could lose jobs. Latest COVID news. ...
Senator Rex Patrick says there were doubts over the Shortfin Barracuda but ‘it’s a huge jump’ to building a nuclear submarineExplainer: What are nuclear-powered submarines, anyway?Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingAbout 350 Naval Group Australia...
A Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that as many as 7 in 10 unvaccinated people say they would quit rather than get a required vaccination. But that probably oversells the resistance that lies ahead....
President Joe Biden will head south to survey the damage from Ida, the Caldor Fire still burns near Lake Tahoe and more news to start your Friday. ...
The gain of 943,000 was the best showing in nearly a year, and unemployment was 5.4 percent, the lowest since the pandemic began....
The Biden economy is growing, but there’s a great need, and a great potential, for further job growth....
President Biden celebrated a report showing that American employers added 943,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent in July....
States are cutting income taxes while also using billions of dollars in direct aid to avoid hiking targeted taxes on businesses, drivers and others. ...
June’s numbers suggest economy is continuing to recover at steady pace – but another pattern shows people are quitting their jobsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the US economy added 850,000 jobs last month. Hidden by this encouraging figure is...
Payrolls surged and wages climbed, both positives for President Biden and the Federal Reserve. But stagnant labor market participation highlights a key risk....
President Biden addresses the Labor Department’s latest employment report, which showed a jump in hiring as employers added 850,000 jobs....
The June jobs report offers the latest snapshot of how the nation is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic....
Although Biden has vowed not to hire his own family, some ethics experts are disappointed that he hasn’t done more to shift away from the nepotism and cronyism practiced under Trump....
Imbalances with China have made our economy vulnerable to supply chain disruptions and put us at a huge disadvantage in the global clean energy race. ...
With Americans divided over who bears credit for the economic recovery, we spoke with our reporter Ben Casselman about the latest job numbers....
The new report for May will provide further evidence of the extent to which the labor market is recovering from the pandemic. It follows a disappointing tally for April....
Further infrastructure debate is expected after Biden makes a key concession, the May jobs report will be released and more news to start your Friday. ...
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan would create plenty of jobs. But there aren’t enough skilled workers to take them. ...
Biden should kill this Reagan-era rule. Large-scale public investment is a path out of poverty for our residents, especially those hit hardest by COVID. ...
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