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Goldman Sachs sees big opportunities in two real estate stocks that it says will benefit from the booming senior population. On Friday, the firm initiated coverage of Ventas, whose portfolio includes ...

For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is rising. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. Officials ...

Finding a job continued to be a slog at the end of the year, new data shows: US businesses sought out fewer workers in November and hiring rates wilted even further. The number of estimated job ...

The weekly Labor Market Stress Indicator (LMSI) tracks state-level labor market developments in real time to better understand labor market conditions as they evolve. The measure is built from weekly ...

U.S. employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%, from 4.5% in November, while job gains for ...

The U.S. labor market appears to have finally stabilized in the final months of 2025 as employers digested the effects of widespread policy changes. But choppy hiring conditions persist. That dynamic ...