Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. A weakening jobs market prompted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates ...

One expert called the recent jobs data "abysmal." The United States labor market slowed sharply over the summer, according to a recent jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said that the economy continues to see a softening of the labor market despite the government shutdown delaying the release of official jobs and ...

The labor market added 139,000 jobs and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.2% in May 2025, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those top line numbers indicate a ...

The U.S. job market cooled further in the past month, based on a raft of recently released reports. But there is no sign of a steep downturn that would suggest an imminent recession. The latest ...

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Justin Fox is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business, economics and other topics involving charts. A former editorial director of the Harvard Business Review, he is author of “The Myth of the ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper examines how oil shocks shape labor market outcomes across 89 countries from 1975 to 2022. Leveraging a ...

The November labor market report is likely to be very weak, showing significant job losses in both private and government sectors. Soft data and recent hard data indicate widespread layoffs, ...

This paper explores how fluctuations in crime rates influence labor market outcomes in Mexico. Using detailed survey data and an individual-fixed effect estimation, the analysis reveals distinct ...

The demand for professionals with soft skills, such as effective communication, critical thinking and time management, is high in today's job market. "Soft skills are the personal and social skills ...

The U.S. job market cooled further in the past month, based on a raft of recently released reports. But there is no sign of a steep downturn that would suggest an imminent recession.