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President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who lost her bid for reelection, to become Labor secretary.

In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, the Trump loyalist may be tasked with taking down the very department Trump has asked…

America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls

The number of layoffs last month also rose

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expresses confidence in America's job market, highlighting signs of improvement and low unemployment rate.

Latest Labor Department report shows slight decrease in jobless claims, hinting at a healthy U.S. labor market despite rising interest rates.

US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates.

US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates.