Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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The Starbucks C.E.O. Trying Hard to Deliver Your Drink Right, and Fast
Improved service, better seating and heartfelt messages are at the heart of Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, but baristas say they’re under pressure.
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Raid on Georgia E.V. Battery Plant Raises New Risks for a Shaken Industry
Foreign manufacturers were already dealing with tariffs and the end of E.V. tax credits. Now, they face greater scrutiny of their workers’ immigration status.
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Immigration Raid Exposes Tensions From Seoul to Washington to Rural Georgia
The raid at a Georgia plant being built with heavy investment from South Korea reveals strain as a rush to expand manufacturing in the United States clashes with an immigration crackdown.
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Immigration Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant in Georgia Rattles South Korea
The shocked but subdued reaction to the arrest of hundreds of Koreans at the site reflected the delicate position of a government engaged in tense trade talks with the Trump administration.
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Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown
Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020.
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Employers added 22,000 jobs in August.
Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020.
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Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown
Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020.
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Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Fed to Cut Interest Rates
A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data.
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Is Jobs Data Still Reliable? Why Economists Say Yes.
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.
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Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’
An influx of immigrants helped ease worker shortages, and now their expulsion is helping to mask the country’s weakening demand for labor.