Many job seekers say they’re applying everywhere but still can’t get hired. Here’s what’s blocking unemployed Americans — and what may help.

Tequila Turner collected her last regular paycheck in October 2024. Since then she's traded her steady career in corporate IT for freelance projects and gig work, like delivering for DoorDash. Her ...

It is not only employers who stigmatize. As the unemployed workers I’ve interviewed in the course of my research repeatedly ...

The threat of losing unemployment benefits in two dozen states had a modest but short-lived effect on job search activity, according to an analysis published Thursday by job site Indeed. At least 24 ...

A typical job search now lasts almost three months. Many Americans aren't financially prepared for that.

The unemployment rate for all veterans bumped up to 4.5% in January from 3.8% in December, while the post-9/11 generation of veterans saw their jobless rates balloon over that span to 5.8% from 5.1%, ...

Unemployment, job turnover, and unemployment benefit applications are low. Employers in many industries are in low-hire, low-fire mode. With tomorrow being Thanksgiving and all, first-time ...

An advanced degree used to provide job security. Those days may be gone for good.

Each morning, Jake Fishman ’25 opens his laptop to repeat the same ritual. Scrolling through Handshake, LinkedIn and Indeed, he submits countless cover letters and resumes that, according to him, ...

Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to data delayed by the government shutdown, but the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6 percent. 14% 12 10 8 6 4.6% ...