It's taking longer to fill job postings than a few years ago. Meanwhile, job seekers are settling for roles out of necessity. Economist Cory Stahle expects the low-hire, low-fire job market to ...

U.S. employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%, from 4.5% in November, while job gains for ...

Job seekers in 2025 have faced a challenging hiring landscape. Companies aren't hiring at the same levels they used to, and applicants report facing stiff competition. AI screening résumés, employers ...

The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the labor market for the second month in a row. Without that official jobs tally, the available signals are mixed. This ...

Workers, who were quitting at high rates a few years ago, are now “job hugging” — or, as one consulting firm put it, “holding on to their jobs for dear life.” By Lora Kelley Hugging conjures ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. The era of job hopping, where ambitious professionals ...

From virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri to chatbots and personalized ad recommendations, artificial intelligence (AI) has integrated itself into almost all aspects of modern life — whether we ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. now finds itself navigating a more risk-averse form of job market. With hiring stalled and employment prospects ...

They don’t seem happy, they don’t give 100%—and they don’t quit. Cranky workers are clinging to the jobs they have instead of moving on because, well, what’s the alternative in the current economy?

Have you hugged your job lately? Maybe you should. Forget job hopping: More people are job hugging in the cooling labor market. “At an alarming rate, more and more employees are displaying what is ...

Why is it impossible to land a job these days? Here are the best tips, from AI resumes to networking. Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. The recent bankruptcy filings of Monster and CareerBuilder ...