Labor disputes in the US date back to before the Revolutionary War. The first recorded strike over working conditions took place in 1636 on Richmond Island, Maine, when fishermen protested that their ...

The U.S. labor market created few jobs in August and shrank earlier in the summer, a first since the pandemic, as the economy’s engine sputters under the weight of President Donald Trump’s policies.

More workers are holding onto their jobs tightly in 2025 even if they are dissatisfied and want to leave. The phenomenon known as “job hugging” — where employees cling to their positions out of ...

The labor market showed signs of weakening, with 73,000 jobs added in July and gains for the previous two months revised significantly lower. Monthly change in jobs +73,000 jobs in July +300,000 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell to a 10-month low in July and there were more unemployed people than positions available for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, data ...

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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 ...

• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ...