In all the excitement about the crack in Amazon and Starbucks’ anti-union armor as workers post big union wins, one might think that labor power in America is rising. But unionization is just one of ...

This week is light on major economic releases and heavy on Federal Reserve speeches. That shifts the spotlight to the ...

Explore whether economics can be considered a science, analyzing its classification, testability, and consensus within social science debates.

The labor market recovered quickly from the massive Covid-19 pandemic-induced downturn in early 2020. The labor market regained its prepandemic strength within a few short years. Moreover, it stayed ...

Discover the evolution of economics from ancient times to modern theories that influence global markets, including Adam Smith and Keynesian approaches.

The large increase and subsequent decline of unauthorized immigrant workers in recent years have raised questions about the impact of these changes on local labor markets across the United States. New ...

(The Center Square) – Last week’s jobs report wasn’t a “good” report, but it wasn’t a collapse either. Payrolls are still growing modestly, and the unemployment rate hasn’t spiked. Even so, the ...

A who’s who of economists just added a reason to the long list that explains why you’re having such a hard time hiring right now: A phenomenon called “labor hoarding.” Rather than laying off employees ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, 10 days after firing the agency's ...

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 ...

PARIS (AP) — People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to the streets of cities across Asia and Europe to mark May Day on Monday, in a global outpouring of worker discontent not ...