Hiring Slowdown in August Shows Delta Variant’s Impact

Employers added 235,000 jobs, one of the weakest showings of the past year. Work involving in-person contact with customers was particularly affected.

U.S. Added 850,000 Jobs in June, and Wages Rose

The resurgent economy delivered the strongest one-month employment gain since last summer, the latest promising signal about the recovery.

How Do They Say Economic Recovery? ‘I Quit.’

With new opportunities and a different perspective as the pandemic eases, workers are choosing to leave their jobs in record numbers.

Raymond Donovan, 90, Dies; Labor Secretary Quit Under a Cloud

He faced fraud charges when he left the Reagan administration, but a jury acquitted him, leaving him to ask, “Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?”

U.S. Added 559,000 Jobs in May, but Road to Recovery Is Bumpy

Many employers report having trouble finding applicants. Economists say the labor market may simply need time to get sorted out.