Unemployment

The pandemic forced some Americans out of the workforce to care for family. Risk posed by the delta variant may keep them from returning.

The number of people who reported they had jobs surged by 1 million, pushing the jobless rate down from 5.9% in June. Last month, 261,000 people returned to the job market.

Many of the states with the lowest unemployment rates have young workforces and multifaceted economies.

Which sectors are the most eager for workers? And are workers ready to commit?

That burst of hiring is well above the average of the previous three months.

At least 10 states have started offering return-to-work bonuses, as have many employers, as workers look for incentives.

There's a disconnect between rising GDP and consumer spending — and the number of people out of work.

About half of the unemployed adults in the U.S. are pessimistic about their future employment, a survey shows.

Many of them will face the hardest path back into the labor force.

It's not just child care and health issues. Many people are looking at their old jobs and saying no thanks.