The Latest Breaking News from the Labor Department

Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations adopted under previous presidential administrations

U.S. wholesale inflation cooled last month, despite worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push prices higher

Inflation rose last month to its highest level in four months as the cost of gas, food, and groceries rose, reversing several months of cooling price pressures

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy

Wall Street will begin a holiday-shortened trading week after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched new record highs on Friday.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies aren’t cutting many jobs

More squishy data could lead to errors for businesses, investors, and even the Federal Reserve.

The numbers indicate unemployed people are taking longer to get back into the job market.

U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild

The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about the quality of the inflation figures just as they are being closely watched for the impact of tariffs