Solid US job numbers mask weakness underneath. 16m. ... From 2021 to 2023, the US economy added an average of 400,000 jobs per month as it made up for jobs shed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US job market continues to chug along despite heightened uncertainty about the economy and how President Donald Trump’s tariffs could shake out.

Here are four signs the stellar US job market may be about to stumble: 1. Unemployment trends are mirroring past recessions. The unemployment rate remains near historic lows, but the number of ...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in three months, a sign that the ...

When President Trump slapped tariffs on nations across the globe this spring, many economists feared higher prices and ...

The US economy and job market have proven surprisingly resilient in recent years. When the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve raised their benchmark interest rate 11 times in 2022 and 2023, ...

Solid US job growth masks weakness underneath. Jul 2, 2025 ... have pointed to labor market fatigue after a strong performance that shielded the economy from recession as the U.S. central bank ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade wars. Related Articles Six Flags holding casting calls for ...

The US job market remains on solid footing, but the unemployment rate has ticked up to 4%. Meanwhile, the economy has lost around a million full time workers over the last 12 months, Booth noted.

U.S. job growth accelerated in May, but a surge in the unemployment rate to a seven-month high of 3.7% suggested that labor market conditions were easing, which could give the Federal Reserve ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing remained subdued in November, with factory employment declining further as hiring slowed and layoffs increased, more evidence that the economy was ...

US stocks fell. The US dollar advanced against a basket of currencies. US Treasury yields rose. Economists say President Donald Trump’s focus on what they call anti-growth policies, including sweeping ...