1.6 million federal workers affected by layoffs or furloughs in 2025. Private sector hiring slows, though key industries still expanding. Health care, finance, tech and manufacturing show strongest ...

Later this week, there will be several data points about how the labor market is doing. The jobs report, with the unemployment rate, comes out on Friday. Wednesday, though, the Job Openings and Labor ...

In case you missed it, the April jobs report came in last week. The headline that likely got buried under the thousand other headlines coming into your newsfeed? Even amidst all that April tariff ...

The health-care sector has powered job growth in the U.S. economy in 2025. That's largely because baby boomers are hurtling into their retirement years, boosting health-care demand since older adults ...

Proposed cuts to health insurance programs in the budget bill being pushed through Congress by President Donald Trump could put hundreds of thousands of health care jobs at risk — jeopardizing one of ...

Hiring in the US health care sector is looking increasingly shaky, raising a warning flag for the economy given its importance as a key driver of job growth over the last three years. Health care and ...

The government shutdown has delayed the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report, but private data suggests the market remains challenging, though there are a few bright spots for job seekers. In the ...

An aging population is drawing workers to medical and social care, creating reliable jobs and revealing weakness for the rest of the economy. By Lydia DePillis It is an exceptionally difficult time to ...