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Commuters exit a subway station in the Queens borough of New York

‘Cracks beginning to show’: Wells Fargo senior economist is spotting signs of weakness ahead of July’s U.S. jobs report

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

Euro and U.S. dollar

With the U.S. dollar nearly equal to the euro for the first time in 20 years, the impact is already being felt by Americans

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

FILE – Wallace Reid purchases fuel for the vehicle he drives to make a living using ride-share apps, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Personal Finance

Greedflation: Is price-gouging helping fuel high inflation? ‘There are much more plausible candidates for what’s going on’

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

Summer jobs are plentiful.

Red-hot summer job market awaits teens as employers struggle with staff shortages

By Paul Wiseman, Mae Anderson, and others

A hiring sign on a business.

U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

Gasoline prices displayed at gas station in Washington DC

U.S. inflation surges to its highest one-year price hike in over 40 years

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

Women walk past by a “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

March’s jobs report from the Labor Department signals economic growth despite surging inflation

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

unemployment claims fall to 267,000

Unemployment claims fall for the sixth straight week to 267,000

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

FILE – In this Sept. 22, 2021, file photo, prospective employers and job seekers interact during a job fair in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. California has been averaging more than 100,000 new jobs each month since February. New data released Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows California is now tied with Nevada for the highest unemployment rate in the country at 7.5%. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Unemployment claims fall to a new pandemic low of 269,000

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

A “Now Hiring” sign outside a shoe store in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Consumers are facing dire warnings to get their holiday shopping done early this year, especially if they’re planning to do it online. Bottlenecks in the global supply chain are posing a new challenge to the e-commerce industry, and out-of-stock items represent a growing concern. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

Unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low 281,000

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Unemployment claims rise for a third straight week to 362,000

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

HALLANDALE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 21: A Now Hiring sign hangs near the entrance to a Winn-Dixie Supermarket on September 21, 2021 in Hallandale, Florida. Government reports indicate that Initial jobless benefit claims rose 20,000 to 332,000 in the week ended Sept. 11. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Unemployment claims rise for a second straight week to 351,000

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

**Hold For BIZ** A shopper enters a retail store as a hiring sign shows at a retail store in Morton Grove, Ill., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July as hiring accelerates

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

Pedestrians walk past a sign inviting people to apply for employment at a shop in Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street neighborhood, Monday, July 5, 2021. As the U.S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed from the pandemic recession and customer demand intensifies, high school-age kids are filling jobs that older workers can’t — or won’t. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Job positions are being filled by an unlikely source—teens

By Paul Wiseman, Joseph Pisani, and others

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2020/05/09: Beach-goers are seen near their cars at Daytona Beach as sections of Volusia County beaches reopened today for the parking of vehicles next to posts spaced 12 feet apart. Restrictions put in place for the coronavirus pandemic are gradually being relaxed, permitting all normal beach activities but still enforcing social distancing.

Reopening the U.S. economy too soon could cause a ‘double-dip’ recession

By The Associated Press and Paul Wiseman