Roles that traditionally have been 'safe' during economic uncertainty are seeing more layoffs and fewer job postings.

If we look at job openings as a proxy for demand and unemployed persons as a proxy for supply, the jobs market is more or ...

Recession warning signs are emerging across the U.S. economy as job growth stalls and many industries report layoffs. Despite ...

When a recession hits or is looming, many companies turn to layoffs in order to preserve cash and maintain flexibility in the ...

Recession risk has dropped from April according to many economists, including J.P. Morgan and economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. I am not forecasting a recession now (late July 2025 ...

But every US recession is also unique, with a different historical trigger. The Great Recession of 2007-09, which kicked off with the subprime mortgage crisis and the collapse of financial ...

Employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and totals for May and June were revised down by a whopping 258,000. Here are 4 key takeaways.

"A much larger unemployment risk and anemic recovery prospects for these workers might cause the next labor market downturn ...

After months of delay and backroom dealmaking, the Trump administration has imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly 100 countries, ...

Microsoft’s 15,000 layoffs have impacted a variety of teams across the company. AI is at the heart of the cuts.

Tech layoffs, recession pop and more listener questions answered By Wailin Wong and Adrian Ma and Darian Woods and Cooper Katz McKim and Julia Ritchey and Kate Concannon Jul 02, 2025 3:00am (NPR) ...