Jobs

The NAACP, Black Lives Matter, and other groups have appeared to be silent as Black unemployment saw another increase in December 2021.

President Biden on Friday glossed over weak job growth in December that marked the worst month for hiring in a year, instead focusing on a surprise decline in the nation's unemployment rate.

Although U.S. job growth slowed markedly in December, most industries still added to their payrolls last month, with restaurants and bars leading the way in hiring before the threat of the new omicron variant.

U.S. job growth accelerated in December, before the rapid spread of the new omicron coronavirus variant cast a fresh threat over the economy and its recovery from the pandemic.

Black unemployment has seen some of the most significant drops and inconsistent rises across the year.

GRUBBRR CEO Sam Zietz says technology and automation is the only answer to the labor problem.

Marty Walsh says the White House is closely watching omicron's impact on future jobs reports.

Economist Steve Moore provides insight into the December jobs report.

The December jobs report is projected to show that hiring bounced back last month before the rapid spread of the new omicron coronavirus variant cast a fresh threat over the economy and its recovery from the pandemic.

The U.S. Labor Department has announced a lawsuit against a Georgia auto repair shop owner who paid an employee with more than 91,000 pennies.

The company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily damaged by a fire last month, putting nearly 2,000 people out of work, according to a filing with state officials.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits remained near a 52-year low last week, even as an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the super contagious omicron variant threatened to undermine the economic recovery.