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Signs of a slowdown in the labor market have emerged, sparking hope that the Federal Reserve may stop its ongoing tightening monetary policy, which has spurred increasing mortgage rates. But industry ...

The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of cooling, as the latest jobs report indicates that unemployment has risen to its highest level in four years. There was some good news as payrolls ...

Construction October unemployment rate rose to 4.1%, from September's 3.4% and the year-earlier 4.0%. November 4, 2022 Construction’s employment growth slowed in October as the industry added just ...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer defends the rising unemployment rate of 4.6% as a positive sign that more Americans are ...

Employment grew by only 0.3 percent between September 2024 to September 2025, she said. The sluggish report marks the seventh consecutive month that the county’s growth was less than 0.5 percent — ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that the labor market is weakening ...