US inflation showed scant signs of downward momentum at the start of the year, while healthy job growth undergirded the ...

This week’s forthcoming Consumer Price Index report could show easing year-on-year inflation, increasing the potential for ...

Slowing but healthy US job growth, combined with rising inflation expectations, supports the Federal Reserve’s inclination to ...

According to the Labor Department’s January jobs report that came out Friday, nonfarm hourly earnings rose an average of 17 ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 143,000 new jobs in January, below the consensus estimate of 175,000. Click for more ...

The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.

Rising food and housing costs have hit the lowest-income Americans the hardest in recent years.

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.

Economists like me rely on data from federal data collection agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the ...

Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job ...

Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...

How much has rising inflation since 2020 cost you? While Iowans need to spend more to maintain their standard of living, ...