labor market

New survey data out today from The Conference Board shows that while consumer confidence ticked up this month, it still sits below the long-term baseline. One reason: higher prices.

New research shows more than a third of workers and retirees don’t think they have enough money for their retirement years. That’s the highest proportion since 2017.

When times are uncertain, businesses often turn to temp workers to test the waters before hiring full-time employees.

Fed Chair Jay Powell said there’s been essentially no job creation in the private sector in the last six months. But unemployment also remains low. What does this mean for the labor market, and the economy?

Prices rose, and consumers managed to keep up. It’s been the status quo for a while now.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised labor productivity in Q4 of 2025 downward from 2.8% to 1.8%. “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal breaks down the numbers and what they could mean for the future of this economy.

The Treasury Department is holding several government bond auctions this week. Those auctions often provide a clue as to what investors expect the economy to do in the future.

According to the National Federation of Independent Business, uncertainty is running higher than it's been in decades.

The rate of people either working or looking for work in the U.S. ticked down to 62%.

Health care accounted for 121% of job growth over the past 12 months, as other sectors were net job losers.