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US private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world’s biggest economy. US President Donald Trump's global ...

U.S. private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world's biggest economy, especially among small businesses. The report showed U.S. companies shed ...

In October, the Fed cut interest rates for the second time this year, although Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is ‘not a foregone conclusion.’ WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explained the central bank’s ...

Most small business owners rely on gut instinct when hiring, but that approach becomes costly as the business grows. Shifting to a data-driven hiring process helps you make smarter, faster and fairer ...

The first official snapshot of the U.S. labor market since the government shutdown shows that employers added 119,000 jobs in September, a turnaround from the 4,000 positions lost in August. The ...

While the government shutdown has delayed the release of official employment data, alternative estimates point to a further slowdown in the labor market that could influence the Federal Reserve as it ...

The US job market has become one of the economy's biggest question marks. With the government shutdown stretching into its second month, now the longest in US history, investors and government ...

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 ...

It's a scenario we know so well: a hiring freeze hits, budget cuts are implemented, candidate expectations change, and then HR responds. The rare scenario is one where HR is ahead of the curve and ...