Who shows up and how employees interact at an office holiday party can be a good indicator of how business is faring.
We went looking for other labor market data to suss out how healthy the job market really is right now.
On the surface, the numbers look contradictory, but the reasons they behaved as they did can tell us something about the tariff-era economy.
Firms with fewer than 10 people let workers go at the highest rate in February. Those businesses are more exposed to quick economic changes.
Copper prices have surged to their highest level in nearly 10 months. What does this tell us about the overall economy?
Measures of worker compensation and satisfaction were positive, and fewer workers say they are planning to jump ship this year.
The extent to which industries make use of their production capacity has a bearing on inflation.
While decreasing numbers of temporary workers can be a leading recession indicator, economists say this time might be different.
Sales of these expensive vehicles peaked in 2021, decelerated by more than 50% last year, and are starting to turn up again. That can tell us something about the economy overall.
Trash and lipstick tell the story of the economy. What else?
