Job growth last month continued at a steady, but slower pace. The Biden administration unveiled its plans for the I.R.S. And a new inflation reading comes out.
Category: United States Economy
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U.S. Job Growth Eases, but Extends Its Streak
Employers added 236,000 jobs as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases appeared to take a toll. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent.
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U.S. Job Growth Eases, but Extends Its Streak
Employers added 236,000 jobs as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases appeared to take a toll. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent.
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Latest Jobs Data Hints at a Slowdown That President Biden Needs
Robust growth in jobs has delighted the White House and helped the economy avoid a recession, but it has been accompanied by persistently high inflation.
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Latest Jobs Data Hints at a Slowdown That President Biden Needs
Robust growth in jobs has delighted the White House and helped the economy avoid a recession, but it has been accompanied by persistently high inflation.
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What to know about the latest jobs report.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent.
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The jobs numbers will factor into a complicated calculation for the Fed.
As central bankers contemplate whether to raise interest rates at their meeting in May, slowing hiring and wages may give them comfort.
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Buying or Selling a Home? Welcome to the Year of Disappointment
After a tumultuous few years, many hoped that the housing market would improve this spring. No such luck — for buyers or sellers.
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U.S. Economy May Be Heading to a Place That Must Not Be Named
A hard landing? A banana? Euphemisms for recession have a long history in Washington. Whatever the Fed is stating, it seems to be expecting something ugly, our columnist says.
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Wages May Not Be Inflation’s Cause, but They’re the Focus of the Cure
While fear of a “wage-price spiral” has eased, the Federal Reserve’s course presumes job losses and risks a recession. Some see less painful remedies.
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Job Openings Fell in February, JOLTS Report Shows
The data shows the job market continues to ease off its red-hot pace, but there are still more openings than unemployed workers in the country.