It’s not just the price of paying out benefits Stephen Simpson, CFA, has 15+ years of experience in financial publishing and editing. He is the operator of the Kratisto Investing blog. Toby Walters is ...

The natural unemployment rate is measured by the number of people unemployed due to the structure of the labor force, such as ...

Unemployment claims from former federal workers haven risen more in California than almost any state in the country, a new analysis by the Century Foundation said Friday. The federal shutdown began ...

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 economy is flashing new warning signs, as the U.S. labor market shed jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest level since 2021. Job gains of ...

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 ...

*In the shadow of glowing economic headlines and optimistic market forecasts, a quieter—and far more troubling—crisis is unfolding across the United States. It is not trending on every news ticker, ...

Anyone offering sage advice for navigating the 2026 economy has taken too many THC gummies. Rarely have economic indicators offered a more confounding picture of the nation’s financial health.

A weaker-than-expected report for February showed a decline of 92,000 jobs, and a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent. +400,000 The average job gain over the last three months -92,000 jobs in ...

The state's GDP grew 3.4% in the third quarter of 2025, trailing the national average, while its unemployment rate was among the highest in the nation. Sherrill has pledged to focus on making New ...