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The drop in unemployment claims is good news, but other indicators show that few jobs have been created over the past few months — a trend likely to continue in 2026.

According to LinkedIn, the number of job listings that include “storyteller” have doubled in 2025.

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

But health care hiring’s good run may be coming to a close.

Jobs lost at small businesses totaled 120,000 last month. What does that portend for larger companies?

Unemployment, job turnover, and unemployment benefit applications are low. Employers in many industries are in low-hire, low-fire mode.

The government shutdown delayed the BLS September jobs report by more than a month.

Thirty-two percent of business owners say they have jobs open that they can’t fill. And 27% cited labor quality as their single most important problem— the highest level since this time in 2021.

ADP’s monthly report shows private firms added jobs in October, for the first time since July. Meanwhile, Indeed data shows job openings slumped at the end of October.

In a tight labor market, some job seekers are paying for job boards and recruitment services to help land the right gig.