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Economy

The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there

By Eva Roytburg and Nick Lichtenberg
December 16, 2025
Stephen Greene works a street corner hoping to land a job as a laborer or carpenter on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Economy

Unemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says

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December 16, 2025
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Economy

Who is Kevin Hassett? The rumored Fed pick says inflation is ‘way down,’ sees ‘political bias’ in jobs data, and suggested firing Powell over a renovation

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December 1, 2025
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Economy

The labor market feels so awful right now because companies are doing everything bar announcing mass layoffs, says the Fed

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November 27, 2025
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Economy

Economy adds 119,000 jobs in September but revisions show first year with multiple negative months since 2020

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
November 20, 2025
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Economy

Government cancels October jobs report because it can’t calculate unemployment, other key numbers

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
November 19, 2025
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Economy

Jobs disaster—or mediocrity—to be revealed with September jobs report finally set to drop Thursday

By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
November 15, 2025
Top economist Mohamed El-Erian warns the AI bubble will ‘end in tears’ and credit ‘cockroaches’ abound
Economy

Top economist Mohamed El-Erian warns the AI bubble will ‘end in tears’ and credit ‘cockroaches’ abound

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November 13, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters October jobs and inflation reports will likely never be released on Wednesday.
Economy

White House official says October jobs and inflation data are likely to never be released

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November 13, 2025
David Sacks, U.S. President Donald Trump's AI and Crypto Czar, speaks to press outside of the White House on March 07, 2025 in Washington, DC.
AI

You don’t hate AI because of genuine dislike. No, there’s a $1 billion plot by the ‘Doomer Industrial Complex’ to brainwash you, Trump’s AI czar says

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November 10, 2025
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Real Estate

The housing market, workers, and the economy are all stuck

By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
November 1, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
Economy

Powell cuts rates in the dark in historic move, with no jobs data and Trump heckling from abroad

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October 29, 2025
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AI

Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first

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October 29, 2025
President Donald Trump listens to other speakers after delivering remarks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy

Trump immigration policies would slash workforce estimate by 15.7 million and slow GDP growth by a third over the next decade, study says

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October 21, 2025
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Workplace Culture

Yes, you can still ask for a raise in an ugly job market—experts reveal when (and how) to do it

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated Press
October 16, 2025

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