This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lauren Young, a 28-year-old continuing education specialist in Indiana. It's been edited for length and clarity. In March, I was becoming ...

Job openings unexpectedly fell for a second straight month in November, hitting 7.146 million vacancies, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). Job openings as a ...

It's jobs day in America. The US added 50,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report on the employment situation.

US employers added more jobs than expected for a second month and the unemployment rate held steady in April, indicating the labor market is holding up despite rising energy costs sparked by the Iran ...

After three months of solid job growth, June marked a somewhat weaker month for the U.S. labor market as employers added 57,000 jobs and data from previous months was revised downward, the Labor ...

The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. Forecasts had it holding steady at 4.4% or even ...

April jobs report shows resilient payroll growth and stable unemployment, with underlying softness in labor force participation and broader underutilization measures. Private sector added all of April ...