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Employment Trends

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Shutdown Freezes Official Jobs Data, Forcing Markets to Rely on Proxy Signals

Alternative indicators point to a low-hire, low-fire labor market with unemployment near 4.3%.

Ford CEO Leans on Son’s Welding Stint to Intensify Push on Skilled-Trades Shortage

USCIS Starts Online Early Filing for H-2A Farmworker Petitions

U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebound 4% in August as Lower Rates Lure Buyers

Spirit to Furlough 350 Orlando Flight Attendants Starting Dec. 1

OMB Orders Agencies to Ready Deep Cuts if Funding Lapses

Fed's Bowman Calls for Proactive Rate Cuts and Overhaul of Balance Sheet, SRF

Eric Schmidt Doubles Down on Remote-Work Skepticism, Citing China’s 996 Culture

US Jobless Claims Drop to 218,000, Beating Forecasts as Hiring Slows

Holiday Retail Hiring Is On Track for the Weakest Season Since 2009, Challenger Says

S&P 500 Looks Expensive on 19 of 20 Metrics as Powell Calls Stocks ‘Highly Valued’

After DOGE Cuts, Social Security Offices Struggle With Long Waits and Thinner Staff

Retirement at 65 Is No Longer the Norm as Guidance Shifts to Personalized Social Security Planning

Fed Flags Gen Z Hiring Squeeze as Entry-Level Openings Slide

Fed Cut Sets Stage for More Easing as Cohn Warns on Cooling Jobs and Cost Pressures

U.S. Clean Energy Jobs Hit 3.56 Million in 2024 as New Policies Put Gains at Risk

Amazon Commits Over $1 Billion to Lift U.S. Worker Pay, Cut Health Costs

Bank of America Will Lift U.S. Minimum Wage to $25 Next Month

Jobless Claims Drop to 231,000 as Fed Cuts Rates on Softer Labor Market

Spain’s 37.5-Hour Workweek Stalls in Congress as Mexico Confirms Gradual Shift to 40 Hours by 2030