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U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Slide Yet Again
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 197,000 in the week through Oct. 3, lower than the revised 199,000 reported a week earlier, the La…
The border counties that swung to Trump are now short of workers. They may swing back.
A labor shortage tied to ICE arrests could shake up a trio of battleground House races along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Transport
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Healthcare
America Wants to Make More Generic Drugs. India Shows Why That's Hard.
Cheap labor and global supply chains are among the obstacles to President Trump's plan to bring generic drug manufacturing back home.
Macro
Why bond investors quickly lost their enthusiasm for weak jobs figures
A weak U.S. labor report did what bad news hadn't done in a while: It made U.S. debt look like a safe haven again - albeit briefly.
Macro
U.S. Labor Market Shifts to a Lower Gear
The economy added fewer jobs in September and unemployment ticked up, while inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.
Macro
Men are losing ground in the labor market. Here's why
Women outnumbered men in the workforce for eight straight months as of September, according to one analysis.
Macro
Traders now see little chance of a Fed rate hike in October after weak jobs report
Odds tumbled after a jobs report showed a soft labor market, leading more traders to lower the the chances of a fed funds rate increase this month.
Macro
Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 84,000 in September while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%.
Macro
The U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department said Friday, missing expectations
Anemic hiring fell far short of expectations, but the unemployment rate remains near historic lows.
Macro
U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, signaling a slower labor market
Forecasters had expected gains of about 84,000 new jobs in September, consistent with a stable but sluggish labor market.
Macro
U.S. employers add only 29,000 jobs in September, much less than August
The Labor Department offered an update Friday on the strength of the U.S. job market. The news comes as long-term interest rates have been climbing.
Macro
Labor Department to release September jobs report
The Labor Department offers an update Friday on the strength of the U.S. job market. The news comes as long-term interest rates have been climbing.
Macro
U.S. layoffs drop nearly 40% in 2026 to four-year low, new data shows
Hiring plans are up 3% so far this year, signaling the labor market remains resilient, experts say.
Macro
September jobs report may show labor market is on the mend - but it's far from cured
The U.S. job market has been stuck in what economists call a low-hire, low fire mode for the past two years - and the September employment report is likely to…
Consumer
Could Lady Gaga be "The Cure" for a Japanese convenience store's labor shortage?
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Housing
ABC Applauds Senate for Confirming Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor
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Geopolitics
Trump's playing his greatest hits. They don't work as well as they used to.
With midterm elections a month away, the president is turning the audacity up to 11 as he labors to reverse his party's decline in the polls.
Macro
Eurozone Labor Market Continues to Defy Mounting Economic Headwinds
Unemployment stayed at 6.4% in August, even with higher interest rates and an energy crunch driven by war in the Middle East.
Geopolitics
Senate confirms Keith Sonderling, a business ally, as labor secretary
The vote came shortly before senators planned to recess late Wednesday to campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Macro
A tough job market is pushing more young Americans to make a big bet: on themselves
There has been a rise in entrepreneurship among young Americans as the entry-level labor market has become tougher to join.
Macro
U.S. job openings slipped to 7.1 million in August but labor market remains sturdy
U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in August, but the American labor market remains resilient in the face of higher energy costs caused by the fighting w…
Macro
U.S. Jobless Claims Slid Further Last Week
U.S. jobless claims fell to 197,000 in the week through Sept. 19, according to the Labor Department. Economists surveyed had expected initial unemployment clai…
Macro
3Q 2026 Cost Report: Wages Remain High as Shortages in the Labor Market Continue
With inflation ticking up this year and many construction firms struggling to hire enough workers, union and merit shop employers continue to pay historically…
Transport
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Few realize that major contract talks between UPS and the Teamsters union, and between West Coast dock workers and port operators, are scheduled to occur at th…
Geopolitics
Victorian Labor promises new offences to close domestic and family violence 'loopholes'
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Geopolitics
Revenge of the labor movement: Democrats with union backgrounds aim to retake Congress
Meet the candidates with labor ties vying for Senate and House seats in midterm races. Most of the nominees are Democrats as the party looks to rebuild support…
Geopolitics
These midterm polls caught our attention this week. They're good for Democrats.
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AI
Microsoft, OpenAI workers privately worried their work is 'largest theft of labor in human history'
Microsoft and OpenAI workers privately shared concerns that their use of millions of news articles to develop AI bots could represent the "largest theft of lab…
