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The latest jobs report for Los Angeles County from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March of 5.4%, down from 5.5% in February and 5.7% a year ago.

Economic growth bounced back in the first quarter of the year, after a record-long government shutdown in the prior quarter had weighed on overall growth.

Orange County employment weakened in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest report. Total nonfarm employment fell by 2,100 jobs in the month to 1,674,500. That marked a second ...

New York City’s labor market weakened further in March, reinforcing concerns that job losses are becoming more deeply embedded in the economy.

San Diego’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5% in February, from a revised 4.7% in January, according to the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. February’s rate was just above ...

The February employment report was released on April 17, reporting the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Los Angeles remained unchanged at 5.5% compared to January. The number of unemployed ...

Federal Reserve policymakers held interest rates steady for their third consecutive meeting of 2026, as they prepare for a change in leadership.

The national trend of slower job growth spread to a larger swath of states in February, even as annual employment gains remained positive at 0.1%.

U.S. industrial production fell by 0.5% in March, the first contraction in the metric since November of last year, according to a recent Federal Reserve report.

The military conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has delivered a fresh inflation shock to the U.S. economy, interrupting what had been a gradual cooling in consumer prices and ...

Job growth in Orange County has slowed to a virtual standstill over the past year, with gains in education and health services offsetting widespread job losses across several major employment sectors.

Job growth in the Inland Empire is limited, with nearly all net gains attributable to education and health services, while most other major employment sectors recorded losses.

San Francisco closed the most recent reporting month with 1.12 million total nonfarm employees, according to newly released state employment data. That total is 9,100 jobs higher than the same month ...

The Los Angeles County jobs report for January, released after an extended delay, shows the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 5.5%, down 0.1% from 5.6% in December. This marks the second ...

Population growth in the Chicago metro area continued in 2025, but it slowed sharply from the year before.

San Diego’s unemployment rate increased from a revised 4.4% at the end of 2025 to 4.7% in January, according to the latest jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was higher ...

Retail sales rebounded in February after the wintry weather experienced in January receded, reinforcing the narrative that consumers entered 2026 on firmer footing than many had expected.

Population growth across the Washington, D.C., region eased in 2025 after an unusually strong surge in 2024, marking a return to a more typical expansion for one of the nation's largest markets.

Consumer sentiment soured in March as higher gas prices and heightened uncertainty took hold.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s newly released 2025 population estimates show that the Bay Area has entered a period of renewed demographic growth after several challenging years, with the region’s six core ...