These days, economists find themselves in a fog with respect to the labor market. First, there’s the fact that the monthly jobs report for September was released a month late and the October report ...

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The unemployment rate might have risen in September, but remains below the Fed's projections. Along with a fast rise in payrolls increases, it indicates a still strong labor market. Expectations for a ...

The Labor Department’s shutdown-delayed report shows third quarter productivity grew at the fastest pace in two years — a 4.9% annualized gain. It’s an economic conundrum: How can the U.S. economy be ...

The labor market is on track for a healthy rebound in the coming months, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said. One can expect "strong job creation" in the summer and heading into fall, he added. The labor ...

Chairman of the Chicago Fed and former Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee discussed the recent jobs report and the state of the economy in an interview with PBS NewsHour co-host Amna Nawaz. AMNA ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in November and October as households stepped up purchases of a range of goods and services, likely keeping the economy on track for a third ...

Apollo Global Management’s chief economist, Torsten Slok, is flagging a sharp disconnect between recent economic indicators, highlighting that the latest GDP results are out of step with labor market ...

Thousands of positions go unfilled, which means apples go unpicked and tomatoes rot in fields.

These days, economists find themselves in a fog with respect to the labor market. First, there's the fact that the monthly jobs report for September was released a month late and the October report ...