The economy gained 194,000 jobs in September 2021. The growth doesn't make up for the jobs lost throughout 2020.

There are numerous job reports including weekly jobless claims, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), and the ADP Employment report, but the Employ...

Every month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a report that looks at the unemployment rate, among other job-related data in the country. But who counts as "unemployed" can be tricky.

U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter to the softest pace of the pandemic recovery period as snarled supply chains and a surge in COVID-19 cases throttled spending and investment.Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annualized rate following a 6.7 percent…

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California’s Port of Los Angeles is struggling to keep up with the crush of cargo containers arriving at its terminals, creating one of the biggest choke points

The pandemic has seen far fewer students go to college — that trend continued this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Masco Corp. is benefitting from continued strong demand for its paint and plumbing products, but supply chain kinks and rising raw material costs are hurting profitability.Part of the solution, according to executives of the Livonia-based manufacturer, is passing costs onto customers. That means do…

By now, you've heard the news that Michigan lost out to Kentucky and Tennessee on an $11.4 billion investment from Ford Motor Co. to build new electric vehicle facilities.To say the decision stung is an understatement. Ford is part of Michigan's DNA and to see a significant future investment go…

Consumer prices increased slightly more than expected in September as food and energy price rises offset declines in used cars, the Labor Department said.

The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON (AP) — One reason America's employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves. The Labor Department said that quits jumped to 4.3 million in August, the highest on records dating back to December 2000, and up from 4 million in July.

Millions of workers are still unemployed or have dropped out of the labor force. What is the likelihood that these people will return to work in the coming year?

To give context to the Wall Street vs Main Street debate, we compare S&P 500 returns and U.S. GDP growth since 1980.

"No amount of money can compensate for a lack of character, honesty and genuine empathy towards others," a father writes in a letter to his young child.

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Using the tax-to-GDP ratio, we compare the tax systems of 35 OECD countries. See which nations have the highest and lowest rates.

A lasting effect of this pandemic will be a revolution in worker expectations.

EconExtra is a series of posts that go beyond the textbook, relating current events and recent developments in economics to content standards, and providing resource suggestions to help you incorporate the current events into your lessons. The content in this post could be incorporated into lessons covering several of the EEC Voluntary Content Standards, including 1: Scarcity, 11: Money and Inflation, 13: Income, 15: Economic Growth, 18: Economic Fluctuations, 19: Unemployment and Inflation, and 20: Fiscal and Monetary Policy.   The Headlines   We’ve had the “Great Depression,” the “Great Recession,” and now, the “Great Resignation.” Headlines abound regarding how many people are leaving the workforce. April set a new record for the number of people quitting their jobs, only to be surpassed in July, and again in August, when 4.3 million people, or 3% of the workforce, quit. Why are so many Americans quitting their jobs?

Three animals who have been subject to overfishing and poaching are now facing environmental challenges that put them at risk of extinction.

Scientists have been trying to achieve xenotransplantation—animal to human transplants—5ever.

Companies are rebuilding their supply of goods, which isn’t the easiest thing to do with bottlenecks in the supply chain.

Procter & Gamble, one of the country's largest consumer goods manufacturers, said Tuesday that it's raising prices on certain grooming, beauty and oral care products for retail customers to combat higher costs.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey weighed in on escalating inflation in the U.S., saying things are going to get considerably worse.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate change programs and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back package.