Employment

The jobless rate for young workers has jumped since late 2021 and loan repayment is back on the table. Soon-to-be grads are scrambling.

In "Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor," authors Newman and Jacobs advocate letting tight labor markets stay that way.

A rule that makes the underlying data more consistent has delayed February's report by a week.

There are ways to figure out the quality of jobs that are being added to the economy.

A social science theory dives into the mechanics of who you know.

People with disabilities have long asked to work from home, says Nicole Maestas of Harvard. The pandemic proved it can be done.

A lot of people have been quitting their jobs ever since the pandemic started, thanks in part to the tight labor market. But lately, there are signs that job churn could be returning to its pre-pandemic level.

Wages were 5.1% higher this November than last, and the unemployment rate stayed steady at 3.7%.

The Federal Reserve is supposed to do both things. But Chair Jerome Powell said this week the Fed will keep raising interest rates to cool inflation, even if that pushes people out of work.

The strongest gains were in health care and manufacturing. The 261,000 jobs added beat expectations.