The labor market remains surprisingly resilient, with the U.S. adding more jobs than expected in November. Yet that job growth is masking a trend pressuring employers and the economy alike: The labor ...

Foreign-born workers made up 18.1% of the US labor force in 2022 — the most in 27 years of recordkeeping, according to a report from the Department of Labor. Immigrants’ record share of the US labor ...

Evidence suggests Trump administration immigration policies are shrinking the size of the immigrant labor force, and the broader U.S. labor pool in recent months, according to economists CNBC spoke ...

Federal Reserve officials are heading into their next meeting with an incomplete picture of the labor market. The September ...

A new labor market analysis based on June 2025 data revealed that a significant number of women have left the U.S. labor force this year. According to the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) review of ...

The labor force consists of all residents 16 and older who are employed or who are unemployed and actively seeking work. The numbers of employed and unemployed people are determined primarily by a ...

New data out Friday shows Utah has nearly a 70% labor force participation rate, seasonally adjusted — the highest in the country — while Mississippi has the lowest, at 53.9%. The labor force ...

The labor force participation rate for women in their prime working age hit an all-time high in June, reaching 77.8%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday as part of the ...