Jobs

U.S. employers hired more workers than expected last month as a number of states ended extended unemployment benefits before the September expiration.

The U.S. economy likely saw another month of strong job gains in July as the labor market gradually heals from the coronavirus pandemic — even as businesses struggle to fill open positions and the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant threatens to slow the recovery.

After experiencing broad declines last year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the fishing and seafood sectors are still floundering due to the effects of supply chain issues, worker shortages and renewed consumer demand.

U.S. stock indexes rose Thursday as investors balanced the latest jobs data and mixed corporate earnings.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week as the expiration of supplemental benefits drew nearer.

Americans like working from home so much that over half of those who participated in a new nationwide poll said they would be willing to take a pay cut to continue doing so.

The July jobs report will give lawmakers a read on the strength of the U.S. economy as COVID-19 cases climb and multitrillion spending plans make their way through Congress, and at least one influential member of the GOP is concerned about the recovery.

With the U.S. travel industry on the rebound amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, customers are slowly returning to hotels.

Former Reagan economist Art Laffer argued on Wednesday that the Biden administration's economic policies are creating a 'huge hindrance' to U.S. growth post-pandemic.

Dave Portnoy, founder of media company Barstool Sports, on Wednesday said his charity fund for small businesses that began during COVID-19 is here to stay.

Growth in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, increased to a record pace in July even as businesses continued to face challenges in hiring workers.