Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going back to ...

As economic uncertainty and recession concerns rise, lessons from the 2008 Great Recession remain relevant. See 8 essential ...

Big picture: Claims have stayed remarkably steady even as economists identify a rising risk of a recession in the U.S. economy. When claims, which are a good and timely measure of layoffs, are below ...

The United States this year fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, an annual survey published on International Day of Happiness. The 2025 report highlights the positive ...

Nominal GDP targeting would allow the central bank to balance price stability and maximum employment more effectively.

According to newly released federal data, nearly 1.3 million Americans have now been unemployed for 27 weeks or more.

"Young people are the last hired, first fired," said EPI's Hersh. Those graduating from high school or college into a weak labor market may have a lower probability of finding a job or face lower ...

People are worried about their jobs and the impending threat of layoffs. That's bad news for consumer spending and the US ...

The larger-than-expected gains come as concerns mount about the economic impact of sweeping tariffs and cuts to the federal ...

Oregon and Washington lawmakers consider unemployment benefits for striking workers amid labor activism waves.

Mr. Trump has said the two new tariffs he unveiled Wednesday — a 10% universal duty on all U.S. imports and so-called ...

President Trump on Friday called on investors to buy low as markets plunge in response to an escalating ... The U.S. economy ...