Hiring across the US increased in March after falling sharply the previous month, as employers added 178,000 jobs, according to new data from the Labor Department. In numbers The March jobs report beat consensus estimates of last month’s gains by 60,000, according to FactSet. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in March, from 4.4% the … Read more
Jobless claims increase 178,000 in March Unemployment rate drops to 4.3% from 4.4% amid drop in participation rate The average work week shortens to 34.2 hours from 34.3 hours WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth picked up sharply in March as a health care workers’ strike ended and temperatures rose, but labor market … Read more
image: From February 2026 to March 2026, the number of people employed increased from 38.1 to 38.5% for people with disabilities and increased from 74.5 to 74.8 percent for people without disabilities. The labor force participation rate increased from 41.8 to 41.9 percent for people with disabilities and decreased from 78.1 to 78.0 percent for … Read more
President Trump takes the stage at the White House to talk about the war with Iran, giving a speech that sent stock markets crashing. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) Since the end of February, the three major indices of the stock market – Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite – have fallen … Read more
Since the end of February, the three major indices of the stock market – Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite – have fallen by a few percent. One may ask: Is that all? Does the market not know that there is a war? Yes, the stock market knows. It doesn’t … Read more
New York City is losing jobs, making life difficult for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he seeks to close a massive budget deficit while emphasizing economic justice over growth. The city lost 20,000 jobs by 2025 to end the year with 4.823 million employees, according to updated employment figures released Thursday by the state labor department. … Read more
The March jobs report is expected to show the US labor market remained steady last month, but experts say the Iran war has already changed the economic landscape in the weeks since the data informing Friday’s report was collected. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. The surveys carried … Read more
Nonfarm payrolls are forecast to increase 60,000 in March Economists say it will take time for the oil price hike to affect the labor market The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 4.4% WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth may have picked up in March as a health workers’ strike ended … Read more
Written by Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth may have picked up in March as a health workers’ strike ended and temperatures warmed, but downside risks to the labor market continued to mount due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. The expected return to the pace of last year … Read more
Just two months into New Jersey’s 2026 legislative session, state lawmakers are developing a slate of bills that could have major implications for employers, including new employment protections related to pregnancy and breastfeeding, in addition to expanding family and sick leave and expanding protections under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). Quick Hits New … Read more