Unemployment

Whether you feel good about the job market probably depends on your industry.

There are now more unemployed people than job openings, which is landing particularly hard on young jobseekers.

Amazon, Dow, UPS, Pinterest, and T-Mobile are among the many companies to announce layoffs in the last couple of weeks.

A lot of crucial employment reports were expected to come out this week, but the partial shutdown has delayed that.

The low-fire, low-hire job market is making it hard for young people to enter the workforce.

The percentage of Americans out of work for 27 weeks or longer hit 26% in December. It's more evidence of a low-hire, low-fire economy — and that AI is starting to replace certain jobs.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 16,000, to 199,000, well below what economists were expecting. It’s the second-lowest reading in the last two years.

A growing number of Americans are finding themselves out of work for six months or longer.

With the unemployment rate now at 4.6%, economists are predicting more of the same, at least for the first half of next year.

The economy lost 105,000 jobs in October but gained 64,000 jobs in November.