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Holiday decorations are displayed at Blackhawk Hardware on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Holiday entertaining is back this year, and the store is seeing an influx of shoppers buying place settings, ornaments and indoor decorations. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Holiday Hiring Demand Drops Off, a Warning for Job Market

Stores and warehouses are adding fewer extra workers and finding it easier to fill those roles.

Austen Hufford

November 13, 2023

4 min read

People arrive at a career fair where job seekers can meet with prospective employers during a City of Los Angeles career fair offering to fill vacancies in more than 30 classifications of jobs on November 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. The US Bureau of Labour Statistics will release on November 3 the October jobs report amid expectations employment remains quite healthy. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Low-Wage Pay Surge Is Over, Threatening the Consumer Boom

A loosening labor market is cutting into the leverage and spending power of workers at the bottom, but they aren’t moving backward.

Amara Omeokwe

November 12, 2023

6 min read

Nolan Cheung, Project SEARCH graduate, currently working in Supply Chain at Cincinnati Children's with the job title of Associate I- Supply Chain and Anna Meloy, Employment Support Specialist for Disabilities Services at Cincinnati Children's.

Labor Shortages, Remote Work Fuel Job Gains for Workers With Disabilities

The share of adults with disabilities in the labor force hit a record this summer.

Harriet Torry

November 4, 2023

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Jobseekers attend the Cape Fear Community College's Business and IT Career Fair at Cape Fear Community College North Building in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The Department of Labor is scheduled to release initial jobless claims figures on September 28. Photographer: Allison Joyce/Bloomberg News

U.S. Hiring Slowed to 150,000 in October

The sharp slowdown is a sign the economy is cooling this fall following a hot stretch over the summer. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%.

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Nick Timiraos

November 3, 2023

5 min read

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 25, 2023 - An employee works behind the counter at Clementine's Naughty & Nice Creamery store in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. (Domestic / ice dream / worker / service) Neeta Satam for The Wall Street Journal

The Improbably Strong Economy

A lot had to go right for the U.S. economy to avoid a recession. So far, it has.

Justin Lahart

November 3, 2023

4 min read

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

November 17, 2023

4 min read

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: A customer walks by a now hiring sign posted in front of an In-N-Out restaurant on November 03, 2023 in Mill Valley, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth slowed in October with a total of 150,000 new jobs added compared to analyst expectations of 180,000. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.9% from 3.8%. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

November 15, 2023

6 min read

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 02: A pedestrian carries shopping bags while walking through the Union Square shopping district on October 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California. According to a report by the Commerce Department, U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.4% in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

November 15, 2023

5 min read

Promotional leaflets can be seen on a countertop of a home for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt and childcare costs in an era of slower economic growth. The pressures come as President Joe Biden struggles to tackle negative sentiment about his handling of the economy, as he campaigns for re-election. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

November 15, 2023

5 min read

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 21, 2020 Shoppers walk through a busy Grafton Street in Dublin, as Ireland prepares to enter a second national lockdown to stem the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. - Ireland's economy rose by 3.4 percent in 2020 despite the pandemic as the coronavirus fuelled a boom in pharmaceutical and IT exports, finance minister Paschal Donohoe said March 5, 2021. Ireland fared better than bigger eurozone economies such as Germany and France, which plunged into recessions last year as the pandemic shut down the global economy. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

November 16, 2023

5 min read

Jobs

Latest News

Holiday Hiring Demand Drops Off, a Warning for Job Market

The Low-Wage Pay Surge Is Over, Threatening the Consumer Boom

Labor Shortages, Remote Work Fuel Job Gains for Workers With Disabilities

U.S. Hiring Slowed to 150,000 in October

The Improbably Strong Economy

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

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