If the Job Market Is So Good, Why Is Gig Work Thriving?
Conventional employment opportunities abound, but online platforms still have appeal — for flexibility or additional income.American workers are experiencing, by ...
Tag: Recession and Depression
How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules
Jobs aplenty. Sizzling demand. If the United States is headed into a recession, it is taking an unusual route, with ...
Good News on Jobs May Mean Bad News Later as Hiring Spree Defies Fed
Employers hired rapidly and paid more in July, suggesting the Federal Reserve may have to remain aggressive in its effort ...
With Surge in July, U.S. Recovers the Jobs Lost in the Pandemic
U.S. job growth accelerated in July across nearly all industries, restoring nationwide employment to its prepandemic level, despite widespread expectations ...
Is Biden Right About a Recession? The July Jobs Report Suggests Yes.
The strong jobs report was welcome news for President Biden, who has insisted in recent weeks that the United States ...
OPEC Plus Members Meet to Decide Whether to Increase Oil Production
The group of oil producers known as OPEC Plus will decide on Wednesday whether to act to cool oil markets, ...
Pay growth and prices picked up, keeping the Fed on track for rate increases.
Wages, prices and consumer spending all continued to climb, the latest government data showed Friday — fresh evidence that the ...
U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears
Gross domestic product, in an initial reading, fell 0.2 percent in the second quarter. President Biden said any troubles would ...
Federal Reserve Makes Another Supersized Rate Increase to Tame Inflation
The central bank raised rates by three-quarters of a percentage point and suggested additional large increases could be warranted.The Federal ...
How Will Interest Rate Increases Impact Inflation?
The Federal Reserve announced its fourth interest rate increase of 2022 on Wednesday as it races to tamp down rapid ...
