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Employers add 172K jobs as US employment market shows resilience

June 5, 2026

Hiring has bounced back this year from a miserable 2025, showing resilience in the face of economic uncertainty and painfully high energy prices caused by the Iran war.

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US job openings climb to 7.6M, exceeding economist expectations

June 2, 2026

Associated Press

The Labor Department’s April report showed the highest number of openings since May 2024.

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Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds.

June 1, 2026 | Associated Press

The study concludes that businesses are reluctant to hire new college grads into remote work because it is harder to train and mentor them if they work outside of the office.

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls as older adults stay upbeat, new poll finds

May 10, 2026 | Associated Press

The gap between young and older Americans’ views of the job market now is greater than in any other country among the 141 surveyed, according to the Gallup World Poll.

Workers’ job market gloom has increased dramatically over the past few years, Gallup survey finds

March 24, 2026 | Associated Press

Gallup’s survey is consistent with what economists call the “low-hire, low-fire” job market.

Job openings rise to better-than-expected 7M despite sluggish labor market

March 13, 2026 | Associated Press

Layoffs fell slightly and the number of Americans quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects — slipped modestly.

Nike faces federal probe over allegations of ‘DEI-related’ discrimination against white workers

February 5, 2026

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has moved swiftly to target diversity and inclusion policies that she has long criticized as potentially discriminatory.

Boomers are staying in the job market as Gen Z struggles to break through

January 14, 2026 | The Washington Post

Tight labor markets have tended to pull more entry-level applicants into the workforce, which, in turn, lowers the average age of people being hired, experts say, but that doesn’t seem to be happening now.

Sluggish hiring closes out frustrating year for job seekers, but unemployment slips to 4.4%

January 9, 2026 | Associated Press

Economists were encouraged by the lower unemployment rate, which had risen in the previous four straight reports.

Slightly more Americans filed for jobless benefits in last week of 2025, but layoffs remained low

January 8, 2026 | Associated Press

The Labor Department reported that businesses posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring even as growth has picked up.

Job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring remains sluggish

January 7, 2026 | Associated Press

The report suggests that the “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, with workers enjoying some job security but those out of work struggling to find new jobs.

US jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 last week as layoffs remained low

December 18, 2025 | Associated Press

The November job gains were higher than the 40,000 economists had forecast.

AI has the nation’s largest employers putting their workers on notice

November 2, 2025 | The Washington Post

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned at a company event in September that AI is set “to change literally every job” and that his workers would have to adapt.

Job seekers, employers say AI’s influence making entry-level work harder to find

October 31, 2025 |

Susan Orr

The rise of artificial intelligence is not only affecting how people work—it’s also shaping the job market itself, especially for graduates in search of their first professional jobs.

Growth mindset: How adding staff moves solo entrepreneurs from overwhelmed to opportunity

October 31, 2025 |

Dave Lindquist

More than 80% of small businesses in the United States operate without employees, and many entrepreneurs thrive by staying solo. For others, it’s not a sustainable path. But deciding when and how to grow the team can be challenging.

Amazon adding 8,500 holiday jobs in Indiana

October 14, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Amazon announced Tuesday that it’s looking to fill 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions nationwide ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Uncertainty over economy, tariffs causes some retailers to be cautious about holiday hiring

October 13, 2025 | Associated Press

Retailers’ hiring plans mark the first clues to what’s in store for the U.S. holiday shopping season and come as the U.S. job market has lost momentum.

US job openings hold steady, with few layoffs and weak hiring

September 30, 2025 | Bloomberg News

Another report showed consumer confidence fell in September to a five-month low on concerns about a cooling labor market and the broader economy.

Tech consulting firm Hylaine to add 20-25 Indianapolis employees

September 15, 2025 |

Susan Orr

CEO Adam Boitnott, who founded Hylaine in 2017, said the Indianapolis hiring is part of a national growth strategy for the company, which has about 200 employees overall working through five hub locations.

Job market much weaker than thought in 2024 and early 2025, according to revised data

September 9, 2025 | Associated Press

Employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than originally reported in the year that ended in March 2025, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

Hiring stalls, with companies reluctant to expand in uncertain economic landscape

September 5, 2025 | Associated Press

The weak numbers make it all but certain that Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate at its next meeting.

US job openings slipped in July amid cooling market

September 3, 2025 | Associated Press

The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings fell from 7.4 million in June and came in modestly below what economists had forecast.

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