As inflation accelerates, the job market is slowing. That leaves the Federal Reserve in a dilemma over its dual mandate of stabilizing prices and maximizing employment.

The number of people who have spent six months or more looking for work has been rising.

That’s complicating the Fed’s upcoming decision on what to do with interest rates.

Nationally, the unemployment rate is low, at 4.2%. But it’s much higher in some parts of the country than others.

Experts say businesses are holding back on hiring because of tariffs and the impact of AI.

Employers added just 73,000 jobs last month, well short of what forecasters expected. Worse, revisions shaved a stunning 258,000 jobs off May and June payrolls.

When it comes to the job market for new grads, there are also cyclical and long-term trends at play.

The number of people who’ve been unemployed for two weeks or longer hasn’t been this high since late 2021.

Five years later, we check back with pipe organ builder Bradley Gawthrop about what's it's like trying to get insurance when you're self-employed or unemployed.

Employers are looking for help, but a lot of people have jobs. That means stores will need to start looking at workers they may have ignored.