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Byline: PAUL WISEMAN-AP Economics Writer

02 May

Employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience. Unemployment stays at 4.2%

published on May 2, 2025 - 2:41 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the

05 Mar

Businesses scramble to contain fallout from Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

published on March 5, 2025 - 1:43 PM

A Minnesota farmer worries about the price of fertilizer. A San Diego entrepreneur deals with an unexpected cost increase of

29 Oct

US job openings fell in September to a 3 1/2-year low

published on October 29, 2024 - 11:49 AM

(AP) — U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor

23 Aug

Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole

published on August 23, 2024 - 2:47 PM

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but proclaimed victory in the fight against inflation and signaled that interest rate cuts

07 Feb

Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to US

published on February 7, 2024 - 1:39 PM

(AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source

03 Nov

US employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs in face of higher borrowing rates

published on November 3, 2023 - 2:21 PM

(AP) — The nation’s employers slowed their hiring in October, adding a modest but still decent 150,000 jobs, a sign

14 Aug

Wholesale inflation in US edged up in July from low levels

published on August 14, 2023 - 8:17 AM

(AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States picked up in July yet still suggested that inflationary pressures have eased

25 Jul

U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases

published on July 25, 2023 - 2:20 PM

(AP) — U.S. consumer confidence shot to the highest level in two years this month as inflationary pressures eased and

25 May

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a still-tepid 1.3% annual rate

published on May 25, 2023 - 9:18 AM

(AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March as businesses wary of

27 Apr

US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown

published on April 27, 2023 - 2:42 PM

(AP) — The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher