After a record shutdown delay, the September jobs report shows unemployment up to 4.4%, job growth below norms, and pay rising faster than inflation.

Tariffs may shape inflation far differently than standard economic models predict, according to a new working paper from two San Francisco Fed researchers. Their findings suggest the impact of trade barriers is more complex than previously understood.

NORFOLK, Va. — As all eyes are on the economy, some are raising concerns about the risk of a recession or "stagflation.' The latest inflation numbers from the Consumer Price Index are better than expected but anxiety among Americans about the issue ...

"Instead, tariff shocks appear to act as aggregate demand shocks—moving inflation and unemployment in the same directions."

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. Today we check in on our regional economy. San Diego holds the nation's highest inflation rate just as its jobless rate hits a four year high. We'll talk about the daily impacts of that. This is KPBS Midday ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, immigration crackdowns and sweeping tax and spending law are expected to increase jobless rates and inflation and lower overall growth this year before they improve next year, according to a new ...

Two weeks before the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting, with the federal government's data spigot closed, Atlanta Fed staff backstopped their view of the economy by analyzing how past surveys of business executives had aligned with employment,

WASHINGTON -- The US economy added an astonishing 517,000 jobs in January, showing that the labor market isn't ready to cool down just yet, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate fell to 3.4% from 3.5 ...

Changes in overall economic conditions may affect real household income levels and also how income is distributed across households. Analysis using annual data from 1967 to 2023 shows that the adverse effects of unemployment and inflation have been ...

In a recent interview, the University of Michigan professor cautioned that Americans could soon get "‘two bad tastes at the same time'—rising unemployment and rising inflation." Wolfers explained that the ingredients for this challenging scenario are ...