Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

The U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, more than forecasters expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% from 4.3%. The report, which was delayed by last month's government shutdown, ...

In the long-awaited September jobs report, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that the labor market grew by 119,000 non-farm payroll jobs in that month, well above forecasts for 51,000 ...

The ongoing shutdown of major pieces of the federal government has meant missed paychecks for federal workers, no new loans from the Small Business Administration, no giant panda cam from the National ...

Indeed Hiring Lab data indicate that the number of job openings have declined. Its Job Postings Index slipped to 101.7 at Oct. 31, 2025, down from 102.5 at Sept. 30, 2025. The index has dropped 37% ...

Mentions of artificial intelligence in U.S. job postings appear to be on the rise, but about a quarter of those postings lack clear context on its application as employers continue to figure out what ...

The marketing job market continues to slip amid economic uncertainty, hitting those in the start of their careers or in a generalist position especially hard, according to data from Taligence, an ...

Carlyle Group, the investment manager whose portfolio companies employ more than 700,000 people globally, is stepping into the economic data void left by the U.S. government shutdown with a grim read ...

The government shutdown delayed the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, “arguably the most important piece of information” for the Federal Reserve to review before its meeting at the end of the ...

Three days into the government shutdown, it’s increasingly unclear where the U.S. economy is headed — not because of a direct hit from the federal closures but a lack of official data. The absence of ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the ...