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Stocks slump on fears about rates, recession after jobs data

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Good news on the economy remains bad news for Wall Street, as stocks fell sharply Friday on worries a still-strong U.S jobs market may actually make a recession more likely.

WATCH: Biden says IBM investment will help competition with China

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The CHIPS and Science Act, which Biden signed in August, was a rare bill for which the president was able to win bipartisan support.

How American workers are faring after two years of pandemic turmoil

Labor Day this year comes after a pandemic-induced rollercoaster of historically high unemployment followed by very low unemployment numbers. What has this meant for workers themselves? Maximillian Alvaraz of the Real News Network and the Working People podcast and Tsedal…

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U.S. employers added 372,000 jobs in June, with unemployment at 50-year low

By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press

America's employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow price increases.

U.S. job market extends hiring streak with 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

America's employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs.

In New York City, job ads will have to disclose what they pay

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

New York City has passed one of the nation’s most far-reaching requirements for employers to tell job-seekers what they can make.

U.S. economy adds 431,000 new jobs for March in sign of robust economic health

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

America's employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy's resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia's war against Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years.

U.S. jobless claims hit lowest level in over 50 years

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market continues to show strength in the midst of rising costs and an ongoing virus pandemic.

U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, another solid gain that underscored the economy's robust health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.