The participation rate and unemployment rate are both used to gauge the health of the job market but in completely different ways.

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The drop in unemployment claims is good news, but other indicators show that few jobs have been created over the past few ...

Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to data delayed by the government shutdown. The unemployment rate ticked ...

Job growth has been little changed since April. Economists say employers have pulled back from hiring because of what some ...

As the unemployment rate ticks up both nationally and locally, some industry experts expressed concern while another noted it ...

According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate for Black Americans climbed ...

When jobs or inflation data counter President Donald Trump’s preferred economic narrative, he typically offers alternative statistics to shine a more positive light on the economy. But Trump’s latest ...

Since the start of 2022, the Silver State’s unemployment rate has never exceeded 5.8 percent or fallen below 5 percent, marks ...

An overdue report from the Labor Department shows signs of weakness in the job market. US employers added just 64,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than ...

The update was delayed due to the government shutdown, but the numbers showed the labor market continuing to weaken. The ...

Unemployment for Black Americans is at its worst level since the pandemic, with some economists seeing the latest results as a sign of worse things to come for the US economy. The unemployment rate ...