New data on jobs and layoffs this week highlights rising job cuts and lackluster hiring plans.

US job openings hit a 5-year low at 6.5M in December, reflecting a sluggish labor market despite strong economic growth.

Mass layoffs outlined last month by the likes of Amazon and UPS made for the worst January for job cut announcements since the Great Recession, new data showed Thursday.

The brief US government shutdown has delayed the official jobs report for January, but the first look at hiring activity in the private sector showed that employment gains sputtered to start the year.

Despite the labor market slowdown, demand is growing for seasonal workers as the holidays approach, according to a recent report from career platform Monster. Starting in October, companies begin to ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Forty-five percent of employers consider the job market to be “fair,” and they are projecting a 1 ...

The labor market slowed sharply in recent months. The labor market slowed sharply this summer, leaving job applicants with fewer places to turn for a new position. Employers added an average of about ...

Friday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated job growth slowed in May. Friday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated job growth slowed in May.Getty ...

Are entry-level jobs going away? If you’ve been job hunting lately, it might feel like they are. Once, new graduates could find jobs that required little to no prior experience, allowing them to build ...

American employers added jobs at a subdued pace in December, capping a year in which the U.S. labor market lost considerable momentum. Outside of the two most recent recessions, 2025 saw the lowest ...

Job growth last year was at its lowest outside of a recession since the early 2000s, according to the December jobs report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hiring has also been anemic and ...