As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market.

Economists and career coaches agree: Recent college graduates should expect to work harder and longer to land their first job out of college. The total number of new jobs created in 2025 has trended ...

Ryan Jenkins, pictured above on Dec. 10, 2025, is the economic development coordinator for the city of Fairview Heights, Illinois. He encountered a rocky road on the path to finding a job. In July, ...

With layoffs hitting global industries across their workforces, companies are claiming a new culprit: the rise of artificial intelligence. Numerous brands, including major tech corporations like ...

Each morning, Jake Fishman ’25 opens his laptop to repeat the same ritual. Scrolling through Handshake, LinkedIn and Indeed, he submits countless cover letters and resumes that, according to him, ...

People have long found ways to draw different conclusions from the same set of statistics — diverging interpretations that are even more common in these divided times. But it’s becoming increasingly ...

After years of plentiful employment opportunities, healthy pay bumps and pandemic savings-fueled spending sprees, American workers now face a sobering economic reality: It’s getting harder and harder ...

Worker confidence in the ability to find a job has hit a record low. Employers in nearly every industry have cut back on hiring, according to the latest data, leaving job seekers with fewer places to ...

Recent college graduates are likely to feel the brunt of a tighter labor market first, as employers tamp down on new hiring, and workers who might have left hug their jobs. According to an August ...