The latest trends in the labor market suggest you’re better off looking for job that produces a service, not a physical product.

Alan Krueger, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the latest jobs report and whether the numbers for April are mediocre.

Unemployment fell slightly last month, but the numbers don't tell the whole story. Not counted: the number of people who have given up looking for work.

Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day has evolved since it was first started — for daughters only — 20 years ago.

The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent while the jobs added was a bit lower than previous months. But what can we find when we scratch the surface of the April unemployment report?

Our New York bureau chief Heidi Moore tells us why we shouldn't be moved by the monthly jobs numbers.

A record level of unemployed workers are dealing with long-term unemployment — including one particular group.

State and local budget deficits led to a surge in job cuts in education, and high gas prices hobbled the transportation industry, sending monthly planned layoffs up in April, according to job firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas

So we all know that some people are more motivated to work hard than others — whether in school or at the office. But now, a new clue as to why that could be the case.

The job placement company Challenger, Gray, and Christmas is predicting that teens will have an easier time finding jobs this summer. Employment in this age group won't be back to pre-recession levels, but nothing like the summer of 2010 where youth employment had fell to a 60 year low.