Unemployment

"It's really a measure, I think, of worker confidence in the economy," said Tara Sinclair of George Washington University.

According to the Labor Department, the employment-to-population ratio for 25- to 54-year-olds hasn't been this high since 2008.

Labor Department data shows average monthly job creation has slowed significantly since 2018.

The U.S. unemployment rate remains historically low. But that does not mean everyone who wants a job has a job.

U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July but still added a solid 164,000 jobs to an economy that appears poised to extend its decade-long expansion.

The unemployment rate is hovering around a 50-year low, but some companies are still shedding jobs.

The Phillips curve, which describes an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation, just doesn't seem to be working lately.

Some states and several cities and counties are raising their minimum wages this week

Layoffs were concentrated in technology, retail, manufacturing and auto production, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.

Here are some of the millions of informal workers who hold the key to India's jobs market.