Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kara Dennison writes about careers, leadership, and the job market. In the 2025 job market, hiring slowed as employers became more ...

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 ...

The latest employment numbers have dropped—and the job market still looks tough for workers. Today’s jobs report shares data from November, which was delayed due to the government shutdown that lifted ...

Artificial intelligence is likely to impact jobs differently, based on the skills workers use everyday. For example, white-collar jobs are most at risk while those requiring more physical ...

Movement in the job market has been sluggish over the last year, save for one exception: health care. So it stands to reason this field makes up the majority of Indeed's latest report on the best jobs ...

For most of 2025, the job market was described by economists as "no hire, no fire" — a stretch of time when job seekers faced slim prospects, but workers could count on job security. But that fragile ...

A D.C. man in a wheelchair says nurses and aides are sleeping on the job when they’re supposed to be keeping him safe. He and advocates are sounding the alarm about what they call a growing risk ...

Recently, I’m ashamed to admit, I received an email that initially made me feel warm, human, even grateful: a rejection for a job I’d applied to. But my thankful feelings quickly curdled into ...

The U.S. labor market is stuck in a cautious holding pattern that feels very different depending on where you sit New jobs data suggest the U.S. labor market is stabilizing after a hiring slowdown ...