Gains in health care, declines in manufacturing highlight tough year for U.S. job market
U.S. job growth in 2025 was concentrated almost entirely in health care and social assistance, while sectors...
Fidget spinners, filters and carefree fun. What's behind 2016 nostalgia?
Fidget spinners, filters and feeds that worked. Why are young people pining to go back a decade? Continue...
Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured...
Neil Diamond shares his guilty pleasure hits (Hint: 'Sweet Caroline' is on the list)
The new film Song Sung Blue is about a Neil Diamond tribute band. Before Diamond began recording his own hits...
Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds
Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on...
US hiring held firm in December capping weakest year of growth since pandemic
White House is meanwhile facing questions about an apparent embargo breach over Trump’s social media postHiring...
Trump posted some U.S. jobs data the before its official release
The White House said it will review its protocols for releasing economic data after President Trump’s...
Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela
The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil. Continue...
Jobs Report Shows U.S. Hiring Slowed One Year Into Trump’s Second Term
As economists pointed to some of the president’s policies to explain the latest Labor Department data, White...
U.S. Hiring Continues at Modest Pace, but Weaknesses Are Evident
The unemployment rate fell in December, but job growth across 2025 was the lowest in five years. Continue...
