As part of a job search, outsourcing and offshoring company Oceans asked candidates to make a video answering one question: What is your most controversial personal conviction about the workplace? The ...

If you’re applying for jobs, you better get used to being interviewed by AI. As the use of artificial-intelligence tools in hiring continues to expand, it isn’t unusual for job candidates to be ...

The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January, stronger than expected after months of slowing growth. The unemployment rate held at 4.3%, according to new federal data released Wednesday. The report ...

Looking for work but struggling to land a job interview? Money might help. Some job seekers are paying recruiters to help get a foot in the door, a practice known as "reverse recruitment" in which ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Job growth under President Donald Trump’s second term is being compared to past recessions, based on new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the last year, the United States created 181,000 ...

The U.S. economy experienced almost zero job growth in 2025, according to revised federal data. On a more encouraging note: Hiring has picked up in 2026. Preliminary data had indicated that the U.S.

The U.S. economy is on a tear. So why is the American job market limping behind? The Labor Department is expected to report Wednesday that companies, government agencies and nonprofits added 75,000 ...

Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated. Change in nonfarm employment since Jan. 2023. Note: Data is seasonally adjusted. Source: Bureau of ...

U.S. job growth accelerated in January, according to new data released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the economy adding about 130,000 jobs, exceeding expectations of about 75,000. The ...

American workers are staring down a terrible labor market. It’s so bad that job postings are at their lowest level since the depths of the pandemic. The demand for new hires “continues to wane,” said ...

Black unemployment is at 7.5%, 1.4% higher than one year ago. For Black women, the jobless rate is 1.9% higher. White unemployment, by contrast, has barely budged, up 0.2% since December 2024.