Talmon Joseph Smith

After drooping in 2022, the output of U.S. businesses per worker has surged. Economists wonder if the trend can continue, and who will benefit most.

Hiring has throttled back from 2021 and 2022, but last year’s growth was still impressive by longer-term standards.

The financial world has been debating if market appetite for U.S. debt is near a limit. Not everyone agrees this is something to panic about,...

U.S. employers added 150,000 workers in October, falling short of expectations, but the labor market retains spark nearly three years into a recovery.

Housing costs represented more than 70 percent of the total year-over-year price increase for all items less food and energy.

The labor market is providing solid income growth, even as inflated prices frustrate consumers.

A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role.

Hiring slowed last month, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting campaign is taking hold. But with rising wages and low unemployment, the labor market...

An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.