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The shock jobs report sets off this recession alert and holds fresh clues that AI may be boosting unemployment, JPMorgan says
“We have consistently emphasized that a slide in labor demand of this magnitude is a recession warning signal,” JPMorgan ...
Jobs Report: Here’s How Unemployment Has Trended in Recent Years
Today's jobs report is expected to show the unemployment rate inched higher in July to 4.2%, from 4.1% in June. Ahead of the ...
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July jobs report sees continued gloomy hiring picture
The unemployment rate held at 4.2%, with 7.2 million people unemployed. While sectors such as health care and social ...
July jobs report reveals employers added 73,000 jobs; unemployment rises
The US economy added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July amid Trump's tariffs, immigration constraints; unemployment rises ...
July Jobs Report Comes in Far Weaker Than Expected
Just 73,000 jobs were created last month, on a seasonally adjusted basis. + Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had ...
Keep an eye on the unemployment rate in July's jobs report
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly described the labor market as solid and balanced at his press conference on ...
Unemployment among Black Americans is rising. Why that may be a bad sign for the economy.
Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
Veterans Unemployment Rate Drops, But Trump Fires BLS Commissioner After Weak Overall Jobs Report
President Donald Trump ordered the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Friday following a weak jobs report ...
Here comes the July jobs report. The unemployment rate is the ‘main number you have to look at now,’ Fed’s Powell says.
The Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates until it sees how inflation and job creation respond to higher tariffs. The next ...
Tech employment holds steady as job growth slows and AI-driven roles surge
Though the unemployment rate for the tech industry was largely unchanged in July, demand is soaring for AI and data-focused ...
Black unemployment is rising—critics say Trump’s ‘Black jobs’ promise was a lie
Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...