Forbes

July Jobs Report Casts New Warning On Immigration And Worker Declines

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. The U.S. Department of Labor Building in Washington, D.C.

Opinion: Weaker job growth could actually be a good sign for the labor market

The U.S. labor market is not weakening — rather, it is adjusting to new demographic and economic realities.
CNN

America’s job market flashes yet another warning sign about the economy

• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ...
The New York Times

Employers Pull Back on Hiring as Uncertainty Weighs on Plans

The labor market showed signs of weakening, with 73,000 jobs added in July and gains for the previous two months revised significantly lower. Monthly change in jobs +73,000 jobs in July +300,000 ...
CNBC

Private payrolls rose 42,000 in October, more than expected and countering labor market fears, ADP says

Private companies added 42,000 jobs in October, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000. All of the job creation came from ...
The New York Times

The Jobs Report Is Canceled. Here’s What Private Data Shows.

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer. By Ben Casselman Job growth has remained ...