UNEMPLOYMENT

New Census Bureau data shows U.S. small business formation hitting record levels as economists say AI is lowering startup costs and barriers.

According to data released Wednesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics, gross domestic product expanded 4.3% between April and June compared with a year earlier.

American workers are producing more output than in recent decades, but economists say artificial intelligence is not yet the primary driver of the surge.

Workers aged 55 and older in occupations with greater exposure to AI became more likely to leave employment after ChatGPT was released in November 2022, according to a new study.

The unemployment rate dropped in June, but it was because fewer people are looking for jobs.

Employers posted 7.594 million job openings at the end of May, up slightly from April and well above economists' expectations of 7.3 million.

A growing majority of workers around the world are worried about their job security because of the rise of artificial intelligence.

U.S. job openings rose to their highest level in nearly two years in April, a surprising sign of resilience in the labor market even as employers continued to show caution in the actual hiring of new employees.

Traders on Kalshi are giving a 60% chance that U.S. unemployment will cross 8% at some point before 2030 and a 47% chance that it will cross 9% during the same period, largely as a result of AI implementation.

A new analysis looking at various aspects of the economy shows a labor market that looks stable on paper but feels punishing for many job seekers as unemployment remains relatively low.

The national unemployment rate sits near 4.2%, but a new report describes a labor market that looks healthy from the outside but feels broken to many people trying to enter or reenter it.

While sanctions and inflation already battered the Iranian economy before the war with the United States and Israel, the conflict has pushed millions of Iranians closer to unemployment and poverty, according to a new report.

Economists warn President Donald Trump's global tariff expansion could spark widespread job losses and push unemployment to recessionary levels.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a Senate hearing this week that there is no rush to adjust its interest rate policy.

Private sector employment surged by 183,000 in January, exceeding economists' forecasts and signaling a strong labor market.

Spanish unemployment fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data showed on Tuesday.

First-time unemployment claims dropped 1,000 to 219,000 the week of Dec. 21

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who suddenly resigned from his position, took to social media to encourage his supporters to pray and fast on behalf of thousands of Intel employees as layoffs increase.

The report found a mild impact from two powerful hurricanes

Experts give tips on how to not fall victim to fake job scams.

The number of new jobless claims was actually lower than the previous week.