Is the US labor market in the calm before the storm? Economists say the Beveridge curve is the signal to watch.

Recession fears have cooled, but a labor market chart flagged by one bearish strategist might give bullish investors pause.

The U.S. economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, capping off the worst year for hiring since 2020, when the Covid ...

The US labor market closed 2025 with a steady yet slower pace, adding 50,000 jobs in December. Despite economic adjustments, ...

The pace of job growth cooled through mid-2025, while the unemployment rate rose relatively little. This seeming puzzle is ...

Employers across the U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, capping a year of muted job growth that saw employers pull back on ...

In the U.S., hiring has slowed to a remarkable degree. A weakening U.S. labor market is a risk for both the U.S. economy and markets right now. But the most closely watched numbers - the rate of new ...

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WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job market closed out the Biden era at the cusp of ...

Recent signs of U.S. labor market softening tee up a third-straight Fed rate cut next week. We eye confirmation of this ongoing cooling in U.S. data this month. The S&P 500 rallied during a short ...

This paper examines how oil shocks shape labor market outcomes across 89 countries from 1975 to 2022. Leveraging a high-frequency oil supply shock series and a rich panel of quarterly labor market ...