The rate of people either working or looking for work in the U.S. ticked down to 62%.

In the latest jobs report, out Friday, there’s some details to like and and some to be worried about. On the “maybe we should worry about this” side, the labor force participation rate — aka the ...

Whatever the bump from immigrant marriages and birth, labor force participation continues to slide. The participation rate fell from 62.7 percent in late 2024 to 62.4 percent by the end of 2025, a ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s labor force participation rate peaked at 55% following an extreme drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, but a steady drop in both labor force participation and increases ...

The data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows Indiana’s unemployment rate improved for a fifth month in a row, and remains better than the national rate. One measure of the strength ...

A new labor market analysis based on June 2025 data revealed that a significant number of women have left the U.S. labor force this year. According to the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) review of ...

Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared views on the current economy and the outlook from the Economic Research Department as of January 15, 2026.

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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Wall Street bigwigs, major investors, stock analysts, and economists agree on very little these days. Whether it's about technical levels, ...

Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs. By Sydney Ember Mothers of young children surged ...

While national job growth has weakened, growth in Connecticut is stable, albeit low, according to new numbers released Thursday. Employers in the state added 900 jobs in August according to the latest ...