Inflation, as measured by the producer price index, shot up to 3.3% for the year ending in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday — the largest 12-month increase since February. On a ...

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range since the U.S. economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Weekly applications for jobless benefits are seen as a proxy for U.S. layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically ...

In a single quarter, over 300,000 Black women left or were pushed out of the workforce, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Still, some warnings from financial writers have been ominous: Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, said the firing was ...

Here's a letter from a weary Moneyist reader in the aftermath of the latest inflation data: "I'm confused! Inflation numbers are up and the stock market is also up, supposedly because Wall Street ...

At least that’s what Wall Street’s fear gauge suggests. The VIX plunged to its lowest point of 2025 on Wednesday, just above 14 — roughly 30 percent below its long-run average of 20 — while the S&P ...

Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reignited concerns about political interference in future jobs data after saying the ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is one of those rare corners of government that is indispensable and should be dull.

Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could ...