Labor

The COVID-19 pandemic has slashed fertility rates to their lowest point in U.S. history. Still, the experts at the Social Security Administration, who are deeply invested in the issue, say the decline is just a blip and women are merely deferring children to later years.

President Biden’s approval rating remains underwater one week after the United States’ botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, and a plurality “strongly” disapprove of his job performance, Rasmussen’s Daily Presidential Tracking Poll released Monday revealed.

The expiration of jobless benefits could fuel a sharp spending pullback.

More than 7 million unemployed people will lose their jobless benefits on Monday after federal programs expire, according to the Washington Post.

Mark Takano introduced a bill that would reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours

As Labor Day weekend comes to a close, so too will expanded unemployment benefits for millions of people across the country.

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is resisting full compliance with New York City’s vaccine mandate for public school teachers and staffers.

Friday’s lackluster non-farm payrolls report, which showed American employers adding far fewer jobs in August than expected, is likely to cool enthusiasm among Federal Reserve policymakers for a quick roll-back of stimulus, some experts believe.

Not enough safety data.

The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate dipped to 5.2 percent, the Labor Department said in its monthly labor assessment Friday.