Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sho Dewan is a career expert who covers work, top jobs, and business. Despite strong US job market statistics in May 2026, with ...

July jobs report 2026: US economy shed 23,000 nonfarm payroll jobs -- the first outright contraction in this cycle -- as real ...

Payrolls badly missed the 115,000 economists expected, and the unemployment rate's dip to 4.2% masked a shrinking labor force. Now it's Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's problem.

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. The US economy added just 57,000 jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported (1), less than half the ...

Growth has held up, artificial intelligence investment is showing up in earnings and capital spending, and fixed income is offering yields that create serious cushions for portfolios. Nominal gross ...

SEOUL, July 19 (Reuters) - (This July 19 story has been repeated with no changes to text.) Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab has cut jobs at its U.S. display, phone and other consumer ...

After months of slow growth and steps backward, the U.S. job market has taken an unexpected upturn in recent months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payroll employment crept ...

People who accept that there may not always be a perfect career choice and learn to make decisions despite uncertainty are more likely to find their work meaningful, satisfying and engaging, according ...

US companies added fewer jobs in July than expected, suggesting some cooling in hiring momentum after a recent stretch of ...

U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in ...

US employers unexpectedly cut jobs in July and hiring in the prior two months was revised lower, suggesting the labor market is weaker than previously thought after surprising strength earlier this ...

July’s heat may not have extended to the U.S. job market.