Recession fears are being blown out of proportion. Worry about inflation instead
Bad news about the US economy travels fast. But examples of a slowing economy are potentially being blown out proportion.
U.S. adds 151,000 jobs, short of expectations, as federal workforce shrinks
Unemployment ticked up slightly and the government shed 10,000 employees as DOGE’s job-slashing efforts and Trump’s economic ...
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Regular reporting of economic data could be at risk with federal job cuts
Jobs. Prices. GDP. The federal government keeps close tabs on these and other economic indicators. And decision-makers depend on those numbers to be reliable. But that could be a challenge, given ...
America's job market is eerily similar to the 1990s dot-com boom - and, yes, it's a worry
Julius Probst, a labor economist at The Stepstone Group, a digital recruitment platform, fondly recalled the 1990s as an era of near-full employment. It was, he said, the "most spectacular" labor ...
U.S. Adds More Jobs in February; Unemployment Edges Higher
U.S. job creation picked up last month, but by slightly less than anticipated. The U.S. added 151,000 jobs in February, [more than in January]( ...
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USVI Faces Skilled Labor Shortages as Immigration Crackdown Affects Workforce
I don't know if you're aware of some businesses that were closed or had to abbreviate their schedule recently because of the ...
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US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending
With his flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes, there are growing worries President Donald Trump may be ...
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The job market is still pretty solid -- but there are warning signs ahead
U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.1% from 4% in January.
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Jobs Report: What’s The Unemployment Rate For Trump’s First Full Month? (It’s Not What Economists Expected)
In the first full month of Donald Trump‘s presidency, government data shows that the U.S. added fewer jobs than expected ...
Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, missing forecasts
The U.S. labor market has been slowing, but today's jobs report isn't yet reflecting the layoffs ordered by Elon Musk's DOGE.
Fed should be careful, deliberate with interest rate policy, Daly says
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Friday called out the elevated uncertainties around the economic ...
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U.S. economy adds jobs as federal layoffs and rising unemployment bring uncertainty
The U.S. labor market made solid gains again last month, adding 151,000 more jobs, just before the biggest federal layoffs began to hit. But there are other warning signs of what could be ahead, not ...