Open enrollment may bring sticker shock as health insurance set to surge
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
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With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the federal government shutdown is slowing the U.S. economy.
A bike shop in Woodhaven, Michigan, says it will be closing after nearly 80 years of serving the Downriver community.
The number of unemployed people looking for work more than six months has surged to its highest level since 2021.
Roughly 42% of younger working adults — spanning Gen Z, millennials and Gen X — report having no money left over after covering their daily expenses.
Employers have announced nearly 950,000 job cuts through September, the great number of layoffs through September since 2020, an analysis finds.
Uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and other Trump administration economic policies are deterring manufacturers from hiring, according to the Center for American Progress.
Monthly report shows private employers shed 32,000 jobs last month, another sign the labor market is facing new challenges.
Overall grocery prices in August 2025 rose 2.7% compared to one year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index.
The Federal Reserve is cutting its benchmark interest rate as the U.S. economy faces headwinds, including a faltering labor market.
The downward revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the job market was slowing in 2024 and early 2025.
Americans' confidence in finding a new job fell to the lowest measure on record, new government survey shows.
The latest employment data could inform the Federal Reserve's next rate decision meeting, set for Sept. 17.
Most Americans say prices are going up and expect them to keep going up.
The number of immigrant workers has declined from January through the end of July, preliminary Census data shows.
A 2025 analysis from Edmunds reveals that nearly 20% of new car buyers are committing to monthly payments of $1,000 or more.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cited risks to the labor market in opening the door to cutting interest rates. Here's what job-seekers should know.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.
Families are shopping early for school supplies and scouting for discounts amid concerns about the potential impact of tariffs.
Incomes are still trailing inflation four years after the pandemic-era surge in prices, causing a financial pinch for many households.
Canadian regulators once again ordered union leaders to end Air Canada's work stoppage on Monday, while employees remain defiant.
President Trump has extended a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, preventing tariffs on China from leaping to at least 80%.
Michigan's governor met privately with President Trump to urge him to change course on tariffs that are having a big impact on automakers in her state.
The U.S. officially began levying higher tariffs on dozens of countries, just as the economic fallout of President Trump's months-long tariffs threats was beginning to create visible damage to the U.S. economy.
The advent of AI in the workplace is one factor behind a spike in layoffs this year, new labor data shows.
