First came the farfetched “Fight for $15.” Now, California has made a $20 minimum wage a reality, at least for workers at ...

Job openings rose for the second straight month in May, as trade tensions cooled and employers shrugged off uncertainty to add to their payrolls.

In May, the economy once again shed full-time jobs and only added part-time ones. However, compared to May 2024, full-time employment is up more than 1.5 million, so it’s certainly not all bad news.

The May jobs report showed a robust 139,000 gain in payrolls, above consensus expectations, and comes even amid peak trade uncertainty. Total non-farm payrolls increased by 139,000 in May, ...

President Joe Biden on Friday called the May jobs report "great news" about the economic recovery from the pandemic, touting that his administration has led a historic rebound.. The U.S. economy ...

The federal government shed 22,000 jobs, however, the most since November 2020, as Trump’s job cuts and hiring freeze had an impact. And factories lost 8,000 jobs last month.

US job growth outpaced expectations, ... Revisions to prior months also showed stronger hiring than previously reported. April and May job gains were revised upward by a combined 16,000 jobs.

Most coverage of the May jobs data said the picture was pretty good, an assessment with which I largely concurred. The economy added 139,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent ...