Layoffs

High quit rates and record new job openings point to an employees’ market. Here’s how to make the most of it if you want to take time out to switch careers.

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill work to finalize a social spending plan, a national paid family leave proposal is getting whittled down to four weeks from 12.

Workers facing layoffs in New York state now have a right to ask their employers instead to trim all workers’ hours and have unemployment insurance help offset the losses for everyone

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a financial boon or bust for many Americans. Now, those affects are changing how soon they expect to retire.

The U.S. is one of the few countries without a national paid family leave policy. Congress could change that soon. Some parents say it is about time.

One measure shows the delta variant is hitting some Americans’ wallets. These tips can help if you’re facing lost or reduced income now.

Roughly 7.5 million workers who’ve relied on pandemic-era unemployment benefits will be cut off when they are set to expire on September 6.

The pandemic has not proven to be a crisis for older workers the way the Great Recession was. Still, there are challenges.

“Today’s report was an enormous surprise and shows the labor market hit a hidden pothole in April,” Glassdoor senior economist Daniel Zhao tells CNBC Make It.

The exodus of female workers from the labor market during Covid is bad for the economy, say chief human resources officers at Verizon, Hilton and Workhuman.

U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly on Thursday after the release of weekly jobless claims data.

U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Friday morning, following weak demand for new 30-year bonds in an auction in the previous session.

Treasury yields continued to climb on Thursday morning, following better-than-expected private jobs data.

Whether it is to earn extra income or replace a lost job, more Americans are turning to freelance work. These industries are looking for help.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers pushed for a new coronavirus stimulus bill, which was rejected by McConnell. Experts say it falls short to help Americans need now.

The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the industry

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that layoffs remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession

Tens of thousands of airline employees will soon lose their jobs after the White House and Congress failed to agree on a relief package that would have sent more money to the industry. Airline CEOs went to the White House just over two weeks ago to ask for help.

A U.S. Census Bureau manager in Illinois instructed employees to start layoffs two weeks after a federal judge prohibited the agency from winding down the 2020 census

Ford Motor reportedly plans to cut about 1,000 salaried jobs in North America as it tries to execute an $11 billion restructuring plan that has failed to meet Wall Street’s expectations. The planned reduction, reported by Bloomberg, comes as the company is expected to report its first annual operating loss in a decade. It also follows thousands of previous job cuts under...