Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Economists warn that cracks have started to emerge in the U.S. labor market – including among the country's Black workforce. The ...

In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now ...

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released revised preliminary benchmarking data showing that close to a million fewer jobs were added to the U.S. economy in the 12 months ending in March ...

The unemployment rate has risen over half a percentage point since the second quarter of 2023. Individual survey data underlying the unemployment rate can help in assessing which labor market ...

The unemployment rate for Latina women reminds us that access to work alone is not enough. An economy that works for all requires jobs that provide security, safety, and real opportunity. An economy ...

The United States announced new, higher tariff rates this year. Tariffs can affect supply chains, investment, and firms’ input costs, resulting in supply-side effects such as higher inflation and ...