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  • Summer jobs are plentiful.Finance

    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.Finance

    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 DCFinance

    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)Careers

    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 267,000Finance

    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)Finance

    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/BloombergFinance

    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)Finance

    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)Finance

    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)Finance

    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)Finance

    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.Finance

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

    By The Associated Press and Paul Wiseman
  • SUZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 02: Two cargo ships are berthed at Taicang Wugang Terminal on February 2, 2020 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Ji Haixin/VCG via Getty Images)International

    Toys, tech and cars: Supplies are running low for firms that depend on China imports

    By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio, and others
  • U.S. President Donald Trump signs the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020.Politics

    New trade deal with Canada, Mexico to boost U.S. growth, Trump says

    By Kevin Freking, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • HUAI'AN, CHINA -DECEMBER 13, 2019 - Aerial photo of phase II wharf of Huai'an new port of Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China, December 13, 2019.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Costfoto / Barcroft Media (Photo credit should read Costfoto / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)International

    Beijing Complains of ‘Unjustified Restrictions and Crackdowns’ as U.S.-China Trade Deal Hopes Rise

    By Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman, and others