Total nonfarm employment in Des Moines increased by 1,100 jobs year over year in December, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, marking a clear inflection after much of late 2024 ...
A softer-than-expected employment report for February confirmed a deteriorating job market. At the same time, the threat of rising oil prices as the military conflict in Iran drags on, combined with ...
A slowdown in international immigration may have curbed Virginia's population growth, though it held on to its position as one of the fastest-growing in the country, according to new data.
The National Association for Business Economics’ Economic Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., last week brought together economists, policymakers and executives to discuss a range of topics, ...
Washington State’s labor market has loosened over the past year. According to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 1.6 available workers per job opening in the state in ...
Papa John’s plans to close about 300 stores across North America by the end of 2027, with around 200 of those to shut down this year, as the nation’s fourth-largest pizza chain by revenue deals with ...
New York City’s private sector job growth in 2025 was driven almost entirely by a single industry, masking widespread weakness across much of the economy.
A handful of high-profile corporate layoffs and anxiety surrounding advances in artificial intelligence have led to gloomy headlines about the state of the American job market.
The United States population is growing at its slowest rate since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
The Sacramento region’s unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in the December jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, from a revised 5.1% in November. The year-ago estimate for Sacramento was ...
The Federal Reserve of the United States held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its first policy meeting of the year, following three straight reductions.
Consumers maintained robust spending in late 2025, according to new Bureau of Economic Analysis data released last week that had been delayed by the federal government shutdown.
Flight delays and cancellations continued well into Monday after the weekend’s nationwide winter storms, which also caused property damage and traffic accidents and left thousands of homes and ...
San Diego’s unemployment rate fell to a seven-month low of 4.4% in December, according to the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was down from 4.6% in November, ...
American shoppers continued to spend during the 2025 holiday season, defying a slowing job market, recently released retail sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau show.
Long-struggling dining chain TGI Fridays plans to open 600 new restaurants worldwide by 2030 as part of a post-bankruptcy reset. It’s among the latest developments in a volatile industry that has ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported a headline-grabbing 4.9% annualized increase in labor productivity for the third quarter of 2025, a figure notable for its broader implications even ...