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US labor market stable, disruptions feared from federal government layoffs

There are growing signs that the labor market is slowing, Fed’s Bostic says

There are growing indications of weakness in the job market, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Thursday. “I view the employment outlook as stable, but signs of slowing are accumulating,” Bostic said,

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US labor market stable; hit from federal government belt tightening awaited

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market remained on solid ground in February. There were no signs yet in the report from the Labor Department on Thursday of the mass layoffs of federal government workers and deep spending cuts being pursued by Republican President Donald Trump's administration impacting the economy.

Trump's labor secretary pick faces confirmation hearing

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Senators ask Trump’s Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie

Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her past support of pro-union legislation, her position on raising the federal minimum wage and her willingness to disagree with President Donald Trump.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Trump's labor secretary nominee faces questions about unions, right-to-work laws

A Republican-led Senate committee is slated to hold a hearing Wednesday on President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Watch Live: Trump's labor secretary pick faces confirmation hearing

DeRemer, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, faces opposition from at least one member of her own party.

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Here's where the jobs are for January 2025 — in one chart

Looking at January, "what we see is a labor market that's basically operating at full employment. And so I think the real ...

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Everything the Department of Labor Actually Does

The DOL is currently facing scrutiny from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This matters for you, since the ...

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Republicans set aside doubts about Trump’s Labor pick

Republicans appeared to give their blessing to Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary, former Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer (R-Ore.), ...

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Maryland added more than 38,000 jobs in 2024, U.S. Department of Labor says

with 27,300 of those jobs coming from the private sector, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The state added 200 jobs in ...

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