If we're going to create an economy where all people can regularly meet their daily needs, we must first understand the current state of our economy. This series reveals what labor market data really ...

A handful of lawmakers, commentators and financial experts expressed renewed optimism about the U.S. economy heading into 2026, offering praise for President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on ...

Something is puzzling our Planet Money podcast team - two economic indicators behaving unusually. The first is consumer sentiment - our collective feeling about the economy. The other is consumer ...

Ms. Edelberg is a former chief economist for the Congressional Budget Office. The latest jobs report, delayed for almost seven weeks by the government shutdown, finally came out on Thursday and we ...

Recently a column entitled “Trump’s erratic behavior undermines America’s economy” appeared in this publication. The state of the economy always tops the lists of concerns Americans face and drives a ...

In 2021, historian Gabriel Winant authored a remarkable book, The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America, that told the story of both 20th-century Pittsburgh ...

Despite rising prices at the grocery store and lingering concerns about inflation, some Americans are still spending freely — and they’re largely the ones keeping the economy afloat. A new report from ...

When people think about the economic engines of Sarasota and Bradenton, they often point to tourism, health care, construction or the arts. Each of these sectors is essential to our regional identity ...