The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the labor market for the second month in a row. Without that official jobs tally, the available signals are mixed. This ...

The labor market has weakened considerably and isn't presenting many new opportunities for job seekers. The U.S. economy lost 13,000 jobs in June, according to the monthly jobs report issued Friday.

Laid-off employees are turning to TikTok to share their stories. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Lea in NYC!/TikTok, caffeinatedtejal/TikTok) Tejal Rives woke up last Tuesday and kicked off ...

Harris started looking for his first real job months before his graduation from UC Davis this spring. He had a solid résumé, he thought: a paid internship at a civic-consulting firm, years of ...

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Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees ...

Some good news on the employment front: Job seekers are getting hired in a shorter period of time while sending fewer applications compared to earlier this year, according to the latest findings from ...

Ongoing layoffs in the tech sector are continuing to take a toll on the mental health of people. One job seeker shared how months of intense job preparation after losing employment led to anxiety, ...

The government shutdown is again making it it hard to answer a critical question: How is the U.S. job market doing? The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the ...

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