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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy

Jerome Powell says this economy isn’t as miserable as the 1970s, but ‘maybe that’s just me’

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March 18, 2026
Young sad college graduates
Success

ServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation

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March 17, 2026
A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”
Economy

Health care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs

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March 9, 2026
The unexpected 92,000 drop in payrolls is a clue we might be reading the AI jobs narrative all wrong
AI

The unexpected 92,000 drop in payrolls is a clue we might be reading the AI jobs narrative all wrong

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March 7, 2026
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Economy

‘The job market is struggling in the face of so many headwinds’: labor market reels at unexpected 92,000 loss

By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
March 6, 2026
OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 17: A job seeker looks at job listings posted at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center April 17, 2009 in Oakland, California. The California state unemployment rate surged to 11.2 percent in March, the highest level since 1941 when unemployment was 11.7 percent. An estimated 2.1 million Californians are out of work. . (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Economy

The abysmal February jobs report shatters hopes of a labor market recovery for 2026 and leaves the Fed ‘between a rock and a hard place’

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March 6, 2026
Why your boss loves AI and you hate it: Corporate profits are capturing your extra productivity, and your salary isn’t
Economy

Why your boss loves AI and you hate it: Corporate profits are capturing your extra productivity, and your salary isn’t

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February 17, 2026
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Economy

Turns out the U.S. economy didn’t create half a million jobs last year. It was just 181,000

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
February 11, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell says that the central bank will wait for clearer economic signals on the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the economy before cutting interest rates, despite pressure from the President and divisions among Fed officials.
Economy

Nightmarish labor market finally shows signs of letting up—and some ‘vindication’ for Jerome Powell

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February 11, 2026
Kevin Warsh, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during an Institute of International Bankers' luncheon in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
Banking

The new Fed chair’s billionaire father-in-law is a friend of Trump’s from college and has business interests in Greenland

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January 30, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks between meetings at the Fed on January 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Banking

Fed holds rates at an unusual moment: Stocks at record highs, dollar under pressure, and Powell in the crosshairs

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January 28, 2026
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump invited Zelensky to his private club to work on the U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, as the conflict approaches four years since the sudden full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Politics

White House says it’s ‘reviewing protocols’ after Trump seemingly violated federal policy by disclosing jobs data early

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January 9, 2026
Female nurse communicating with coworker in meeting at hospital
Economy

Strip out health care and social services, the U.S. lost jobs in 2025—something that usually happens in recessions

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January 9, 2026
Nela Richardson, chief economist at Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP).
Economy

For jobless Gen Z, healthcare is the place to be as blue-collar hiring outstrips office jobs, says ADP’s top economist

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January 8, 2026
Woman wearing a Santa hat talking with her friend by video call
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

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