The report will revise figures from 2023 and 2024. Here’s what to know.
The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months. The revis...
Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major c...
U.S. Hiring Slowed to 143,000 Jobs in January
Can a labor market be hot and cool at the same time? That’s the picture painted by the latest federal hiring figures, which s...
What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two giant mortgage finance firms, have been controlled by the federal government for nearly 17 ye...
Friday’s Jobs Report Will Be Confusing. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.
The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that shoul...
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
A few days after President Trump issued an order urging the private sector to end “Illegal D.E.I. Discrimination and Prefer...
U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2024 as Imports Surged
The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and ...