The number of Americans who have exited the labor force is at a historic low.
New Labor Department jobs data illustrates the employment gap across educational levels.
Unemployment dipped but that was largely due to Americans leaving the labor force, a troubling sign for the state of the economy.
But despite a hiring slowdown, the U.S. jobs report published Friday by the Labor Department did show solid employment gains in August.
Russia's largest arms manufacturer, which increased production five-fold this year, is now on a U.S. sanctions list.
A new analysis examines unemployment and underemployment among recent college graduates.
A Fed study released Thursday concludes that the gap between America's rich and poor grew wider during the recovery.
Most of the gains are in business services, manufacturing, construction and retail. But many are still unwilling part-timers.
Dozens of people were arrested Thursday morning at rallies in American cities, where protesters demanded better pay for fast food workers.
Royal Dutch Shell is among the first companies to try to tap the Utica shale formation in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The private sector added 204,000 jobs in August, the fifth consecutive month of more than 200,000 job gains, according to ADP.
The European Central Bank unexpectedly slashed its benchmark rates Thursday as the continent struggles to boost economic recovery.
Counting economic contributions from prostitution and illegal drugs, the UK's GDP is now 2.7% above Britain's pre-recession peak.
Weeks after the breach was discovered, investigators have traced the re-routed data to a Russian city, according to a Bloomberg report.
The economy and tens of thousands of guest workers are likely to take a hit as the "greening" disease decimates the vital crop.
Chinese companies have made massive investments in some of the countries most affected by Ebola.
The U.S. economy misses out on billions of dollars in consumer spending when homeowners don't refinance.
The Fed's beige book offers a peek inside the regional factors that have affected the national economy in the last two months.
Thailand's rice industry, already hurt by internal politics, is having trouble exporting to West Africa.
The ECB president's monthly news conference will be under minute scrutiny on Thursday.
Pacific Bluefin and BigEye tuna stocks have fallen sharply, forcing regulatory bodies to enforce fishing restrictions to help stocks recover.
Amid the West African Ebola outbreak, analysts are worried about the long-term effects on already fragile economies.
Nearly half of all respondents in a survey of U.S. businesses said foreign firms were being singled out in a government crackdown.
A Gallup poll found the 40-hour workweek is nearly a full work day longer on average in the U.S.
President Obama says the U.S. shouldn't be rewarding companies that take profits and jobs overseas.
Russia and China launched construction of an almost-2,500-mile natural-gas pipeline between themselves Monday.
Modi and Abe are also likely to agree to speed up talks on a nuclear energy pact, according to the Nikkei.
Iranian officials condemned latest round of U.S. sanctions, saying they call talks on Iran's nuclear program into question.
The measure would require Californian employers to provide at least three days of annual paid sick leave to workers.
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