President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big downward revision as “rigged.”
Category: Unemployment
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Hiring Held Steady in June as Employers Added 147,000 Jobs
The strength of the labor market suggests that the economy remains robust despite uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs and geopolitical turmoil.
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The Summer Job, a Rite of Passage for Teens, May Be Fading Away
As businesses face economic uncertainty, seasonal work is harder to find, pushing the unemployment rate for teenagers above 13 percent.
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Trump’s Two-Week Iran Notice Gives Markets a Lift
The president said he could take that long to decide whether to join a military fight against Iran. But that does little to quell investor uncertainty.
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Solid Jobs Report Bolsters Fed’s Patience on Rate Cuts
The central bank is in wait-and-see mode amid extreme uncertainty about the economic outlook.
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US Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows
The picture of a steady job market, even if backward looking, reassured investors worried about a trade-induced economic slowdown.
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The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned.
Economists say the U.S. manufacturing decline in recent decades was not mainly about free trade, but about the pace of change without time to adjust.
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U.S. Employers Added 228,000 Jobs in March, but Outlook Is Clouded
The gain was stronger than expected, though the impact of President Trump’s tariffs and other policies on the labor market has yet to play out.
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Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?
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Jobs Report Is Steady, but Impact of Federal Cutbacks and Tariffs Looms
Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said, based on surveys taken as Trump administration policies were still rolling out.
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Fired Federal Workers Face a Sluggish Job Market
Unemployment is low, but there isn’t much room to move around — especially for those with highly government-specific skills.