Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 229,140 for the week ended November 1 from ...

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

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment in the United States hit its highest level in more than half a ...

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

The U.S. economy shed jobs in October amid losses in the government and retail sectors, while cost-cutting and the adoption ...

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

Statistics on private sector jobs from ADP and BLS are highly correlated. Since the start of ADP’s series in 2010, the R 2 for the two national private sector employment reports is 0.9817 (when ...

The ADP private jobs report is one of the only measures of the jobs market available during the government shutdown.

Despite a 94% historical correlation, ADP and BLS job reports often diverge due to differing methodologies. Read more here.

The Department of Labor is recalling 255 furloughed workers to staff more services as the government shutdown nears its second month.

Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ weekly report on jobless claims nationwide usually comes out ...