Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kara Dennison writes about careers, leadership, and the job market. In the 2025 job market, hiring slowed as employers became more ...

*The August 2025 jobs report brought troubling news for the Black community. The unemployment rate for Black or African American workers jumped to 7.5%, up from 7.2% in July. This is the highest rate ...

This has been a tumultuous year for jobs, and two words have been in the headlines a lot lately: unemployment and layoffs. The labor market is weakening. In other words, job growth is slowing and ...

State and local government accounted for much of the U.S. job growth in June, according to federal data. Health care and social assistance also saw notable payroll expansion in the month. State and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Associate degree jobs are the new hot ticket in 2025, paying ...

The jobs report showed a very modest increase of 50k jobs in December. This followed an estimated loss of 173k jobs in October and only 56k jobs added in November. In December, the BLS assumed a loss ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Call it the Great Freeze — or the Great Frustration. Business Insider spoke with dozens of job seekers ...

The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January but gained far fewer jobs than initially reported in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The January employment ...

The Labor Department released its final jobs report of 2025 on Friday. The December jobs report showed employers adding 50,000 jobs during the month. While below top-line expectations, the gains were ...

It's jobs day in America. The US added 50,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report on the employment situation.