BEN CASSELMAN

The recovery from the pandemic lockdowns has prompted economists to consider whether their playbook is outdated or just missing a page.

A lapse in funding would delay data on unemployment and inflation as policymakers try to avoid a recession.

Revised figures for the year ended in March show 300,000 fewer jobs at the close of the period than previously reported.

Pay and benefits increased 1 percent, down from 1.2 percent in the first three months of the year. The cooling will be welcomed by policymakers...

The reading on gross domestic product was bolstered by consumer spending, showing that recession forecasts early in the year were premature, at least.

The furious pace of job-switching in recent years has led to big gains for low-wage workers. But the pendulum could be swinging back toward employers.

New data on spending and income suggest that the economy remains robust despite the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases.

Wages and salaries for workers rose 5.1 percent from a year earlier, which helps employees keep up with the rising cost of living but complicates...

U.S. economic data on Thursday morning is expected to show that the year opened with the third straight quarterly expansion in gross domestic product.

Despite hopeful signs, economists worry that a recession is on the way or that the Federal Reserve will cause one in trying to rein in...