Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an economist specializing in labor markets and policy. Employers added 206,000 payroll jobs in June, according to the new ...

Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, continuing a labor market cooling trend that has stoked fears that interest rates have been high for too long. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2 percent.

Economists say June’s modest job gains point to a stagnant, low-hire labor market where people are continuing to have a hard ...

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The job market entered the summer with less momentum than looked to be the case just a month ago. Why it matters: Call it a ...

The labor market showed signs of weakening, with 73,000 jobs added in July and gains for the previous two months revised significantly lower. Monthly change in jobs +73,000 jobs in July +300,000 ...

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