New residential building permits are down. High prices on building materials could further slow new construction.

The Fed’s Empire State manufacturing index shows weakness in demand and employment, possibly tied to the prospect of tariffs.

Uncertainties about tariffs and inflation are part of the reason the value of the U.S. dollar has fallen sharply in the last few weeks.

Pavlina Tcherneva at Bard College says that COVID provided an opportunity to rethink the labor market, health care and housing — but we missed that opportunity.

Data doesn’t always show a full picture. Example: Functional unemployment was 23.3% in January — very different than the 4% headline figure.

The main difference is inflation.

Onetime Uber executive Mark Moore based his company, Whisper Aero, in Tennessee and had the staff live together in a former lakeside resort.

There’s been a lot happening that could affect the job market. But what impacts will actually show up in the numbers?

What’s good for consumers looking for loans could be bad news for the economy.

An avocado importer and a building equipment maker are bracing for impact. A trade expert says the policy uncertainty has already taken a toll.