Discover how the U-6 Unemployment Rate provides a comprehensive look at joblessness, including underemployment, marginal attachment, and discouraged workers. Understand its economic significance.

State-level unemployment claims can provide a real-time measure of national labor market conditions and the overall state of the economy. A rapid and widespread buildup of stress in state labor ...

There is no sign that U.S. workers have reentered the labor market in response to the withdrawal of immigrant workers, says ...

December's jobs report showed unexpected strength, with nonfarm payrolls growing by 256,000 and the unemployment rate dropping to 4.1%. Leading indicators like JOLTS and weekly jobless claims hinted ...

Today was a significant day for Jerome Powell. In today’s speech at the Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell prioritized labor over inflation. Both of these factors have been moving in ...

Chairman Powell carefully opened the door to an interest-rate cut in September, pointing to rising risks for the labor market. As the United States heads into Labor Day on Sept. 1, the ...

The labor market is showing signs of softness but is not breaking down yet, which has kept mortgage rates higher for longer. Since 2022, my guiding principle has been that the labor market is more ...