Some older Americans said caring for their parents had lasting negative impacts on their careers, earnings, and retirement prospects.
My family and I were looking forward to the dreamy island life in Puerto Rico. But we sometimes had no running water and faced a struggling economy.
While the headline number missed estimates, the January jobs report showed signs of strength investors think will keep rates higher for longer.
The US started 2025 with lower job growth than anticipated and another month of falling unemployment.
Annual data revisions could show slower job growth in 2024 than we previously thought.
Paul Krugman and Larry Summers are among the economists warning that Trump's tariffs may drive up prices, trigger job losses and erode trust in the US.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam warned of mass joblessness in the years ahead and called for worker education and training to be revamped.
Some Americans laid off from high-paying jobs are responding to a tougher job market by accepting a much lower-paying or lower-level role.
The labor market showed unexpected signs of strength in December.
Jennifer Gittelman has applied to many jobs since a layoff in April. She has 20 years of experience but says lacking a degree may be holding her back.
Goldman Sachs economists made a handful of predictions for 2025 that imply a solid foundation for stocks and the economy in the coming year.
Indexes dropped after wholesale inflation data. Adobe's sharp decline after earnings weighed on the Nasdaq, while Nvidia and Tesla shares also ended lower.
"Either this time is different, or the US might just be slip-sliding into a profits crushing recession," SocGen's Albert Edwards said.
Indexes dipped slightly on Thursday, with the Nasdaq pulling back from records. A slightly hot PPI report didn't derail the outlook for a rate cut next week.
From the job market to consumer spending, things are actually worse than the last time Trump took office.
Companies ghosted my unemployed husband, so he lost his confidence and morale. I had to remind him that he was more than a paycheck to our family.
The jobs report gives the Federal Reserve new information about the US economy before the last interest-rate decision of the year.
Indexes ended lower on Thursday as traders' attention turned to the November nonfarm payrolls report on Friday morning.
Indexes were mixed after all three major averages closed at records on Wednesday. Bitcoin traded around $103,000.
Donald Trump gained support in some states that saw declines in real wage growth, higher costs of living, and higher unemployment.