US unemployment rate rounds up to 4.4% in October, Chicago Fed estimates

The U.S. jobless rate likely edged up in October to the highest in four years as the hiring rate for unemployed workers ...
Marketplace

October layoffs hit 20-year high, warning sign or routine reset?

Without more detailed data from the federal government, it’s hard to know. In normal times, the October jobs report would ...
Construction Dive

With shutdown, contractors ‘in the dark’ on labor data

The government shutdown prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics from releasing a job openings report, just one of many ...

Amid Government Shutdown ‘Fog’, Employers Are Scrutinizing Private Data for Economic Clues

The absence of official economic and labor statistics amid the government shutdown leaves business leaders depending on ...
HR Dive

Last month’s layoffs were the highest of any October in 22 years, analysis shows

Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ latest layoff report fills in gaps left by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and also sounds ...

US weekly jobless claims increase moderately, Haver Analytics estimates

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, Haver Analytics ...
The Heritage Foundation

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Needs Reform

Many government agencies are little known to most Americans, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been one of them until recently. That all changed when President Trump fired the director for ...

Job cuts surge in worst October layoffs in 22 years. Here's why

Employers slashed more than 150,000 jobs in October, the largest wave of layoffs in more than 20 years, Challenger, Gray & ...