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Social Security payments could increase 8.6% in 2023 for about 70 million retirees, disabled people and others. That would be the most since 1981. → Read More
A Supreme Court ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade could hurt women's labor force participation and the economy, women's rights groups say. → Read More
The South and West regions lead in recovering jobs lost during the pandemic. Though some states may never return to prior levels. → Read More
The Federal Reserve raised rates to battle inflation that's at a 40-year high. It forecast six more hikes in 2022. → Read More
The consumer price index rose 7.9% annually in February, a new 40-year high, as soaring gasoline prices stoked an already sharp run-up in prices. → Read More
Analysts say oil and gas companies generally aren't price-gouging consumers at the pump but sometimes their comments raise concerns → Read More
Employers added 678,000 jobs in February as omicron faded and dining and travel picked up. Unemployment fell to 3.8%. → Read More
Economy added booming 467,000 jobs in January despite omicron surge and unemployment rose to 4%. → Read More
The economy expanded 5.7% in 2021, fastest in 37 years, as growth bounced back in Q4. Consumers partly got back to normal activities amid pandemic. → Read More
The Federal Reserve's newly aggressive stance on inflation raises concerns that it could move too abruptly and tip the economy into another recession. → Read More
A growing number of job applicants are adding their COVID-19 vaccination status to their resumes. Some who don't are getting screened out. → Read More
Omicron has thrown a return to the office into disarray, perhaps for months. Among companies pausing reopenings are Apple, Ford and Fidelity. → Read More
The minimum wage is set to rise in 21 states, 35 cities and counties as movement toward $15 an hour continues to grow. → Read More
With inflation surging, the Fed clears the way for earlier, faster rate hikes by accelerating wind-down of a bond-buying stimulus program. → Read More
The consumer price index rose 6.8% annually in November, the most since 1982, as supply snarls, labor shortages pushed inflation higher. → Read More
The number of people quitting jobs fell from 4.4 million to 4.2 million in October. Job openings increased to 11 million, near all-time high. → Read More
Gap between job openings and hires during the pandemic can offer a more precise measuring stick, though it's far from an exact science. Here's a list. → Read More
Some states have approached or surpassed their pre-COVID economies while others are lagging. South Dakota leads, New York ranks last. → Read More
Social Security payments are set to rise 5.9% in 2022 for 68 million retirees, disabled people and others. That's the most since 1982. → Read More
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment next year could be about 6%, the most since 1982, according to an estimate → Read More