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☆ Get Ready for the Full-Employment Recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Job Openings Rose in April, Reversing Three Months of Decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Inflation Hit Americans’ Finances Last Year, Fed Finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Job Prospects for Black Workers Have Never Been Better—In Ways That Might Last
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Sarah Chaney Cambon | Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Retail Sales to Show Americans’ Appetite to Spend in April
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | Sarah Nassauer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

This week’s U.S. retail-sales data will provide the latest update on inflation and the economy. New data on existing home sales, the housing-market index and housing starts will also be released. Photo: Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesApril’s retail-sales report will show consumers’ willingness to spend at stores and restaurants and online as easing inflation returns some spending power to shoppers. Consumers cut retail spending for the second straight month in March, pulling back on purchases of furniture, appliances and gasoline. But a solid labor market last month kept wage growth elevated while inflation cooled to its slowest pace in two years—which could in turn help boost consumer spending, the primary driver of economic growth.

☆ Shoppers Boosted Retail Sales in April, Reversing Two Months of Declines
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | Sarah Nassauer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ U.S. Layoffs Jumped in March as Job Openings Fell
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As interest rates rise and companies tighten their belts, white-collar workers have taken the brunt of layoffs and job cuts, breaking with the usual pattern leading into a downturn. WSJ explains why many professionals are getting the pink slip first. Illustration: Adele MorganU.S. layoffs rose sharply in March and job openings dropped, in signs that demand for workers is cooling a year after the Federal Reserve began lifting interest rates to combat inflation. Layoffs rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.8 million in March from the prior month from a revised 1.6 million in February, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The increase was led by job losses in construction, leisure and hospitality and healthcare industries—sectors that have driven job growth in recent months as tech, finance and other white-collar industries cooled.

☆ Job Openings Near Two-Year Low as Layoffs Jump
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As interest rates rise and companies tighten their belts, white-collar workers have taken the brunt of layoffs and job cuts, breaking with the usual pattern leading into a downturn. WSJ explains why many professionals are getting the pink slip first. Illustration: Adele MorganU.S. job openings dropped to their lowest level in nearly two years in March and layoffs rose sharply, in signs that demand for workers is cooling a year after the Federal Reserve began lifting interest rates to combat inflation. Layoffs rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.8 million in March from the prior month, up from a revised 1.6 million in February, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The increase was led by job losses in construction, leisure and hospitality and healthcare industries—sectors that have driven job growth in recent months as tech, finance and other white-collar industries cooled.

☆ Inflation Report to Show Whether Price Pressures Eased Again in March
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Inflation Eased to 5% in March
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ More Workers Take Parental Leave as States, Employers Expand Eligibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Shawna Freeman Lane , 34, continued to teach college-level business by laptop after she gave birth by C-section in 2017. Her husband, Eric Lane , was home with her in Fircrest, Wash., for three weeks. The same thing happened in 2018, when their second child was born—except this time, Mr. Lane only got two weeks at home. Having to leave his still-healing wife in the lurch was hard for Mr. Lane, as was tracking his children’s development via text messages while at work. In 2020, Washington state had passed a new law entitling working parents to 12 weeks of paid leave, to bond with their newborn.

☆ Higher March Jobless Claims Add to Signs of Cooling Labor Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A job fair in Florida. Waves of layoffs in technology, finance and other industries haven’t been broadly reflected in jobless claims figures. Filings for unemployment benefits were higher than previously thought in recent weeks, in a sign of easing demand for workers as the labor market slowly cools. Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, reached nearly 250,000 a week in mid-March, roughly 50,000 higher than previously reported, the Labor Department said Thursday. The change reflects revised calculations that strip out seasonal fluctuations in economic activity, the department added.

☆ Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Announces Bid for White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he was driven to run after traveling the country for six months and hearing calls for good leadership. WASHINGTON—Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he was running for president and called on former President Trump to withdraw from the race over his criminal indictment in New York. The 72-year-old former congressman and official in George W. Bush ’s administration said he was driven to run after traveling the country for six months and hearing calls for good leadership, common sense and optimism.

☆ Consumer Spending Report to Show Whether Strength Continued in February
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A government report Friday will offer insight into how the U.S. economy fared in February, as elevated inflation continued to weigh on consumer purchasing power and interest rates remained high. The Commerce Department will release February figures on household spending, income and saving, alongside the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The figures won’t reflect any impact on consumer spending from banking industry turmoil, which emerged in March.

☆ Consumer Spending Growth Moderated in February and Core Inflation Eased
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. households increased their spending modestly in February as core price increases eased, possible signs of slowing economic momentum on the eve of March’s banking turmoil. Consumer spending increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in February, from January’s revised 2% increase, which was the largest one-month gain in nearly two years, the Commerce Department said Friday. When adjusted for rising prices, spending fell 0.1% in February from the prior month, after rising a revised 1.5% in January.

☆ Work-From-Home Era Ends for Millions of Americans
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Several big companies have said they want their workers to report in person—and more often. Working remotely is becoming increasingly rare a few years after the pandemic caused millions of Americans to decamp from worksites to their basements and bedrooms. Some 72.5% of business establishments said their employees teleworked rarely or not at all last year, according to a Labor Department report released this week. The survey showed about 21 million more workers on-site full time in 2022, compared with the prior year. An establishment is defined as each business location—such as an individual restaurant in a chain.

☆ Smaller Banks’ Critical Role in Economy Means Distress Raises Recession Risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Main Street businesses and American families are likely to find it harder to get a loan because of turmoil in the banking industry, denting economic growth and raising the risk of a recession. “The risk in terms of the spark from SVB is real,” said Greg Daco , chief economist at EY-Parthenon, a strategy consulting unit of Ernst & Young LLP. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank set off fear among depositors that led to the failure of Signature Bank and the move to rescue First Republic Bank .

☆ U.S. Producer Prices Dropped in February
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The producer-price index reflects prices paid to suppliers by businesses and other customers. U.S. supplier prices fell in February from a month earlier, a possible sign of a recent easing in inflationary pressures. The producer-price index, which generally reflects supply conditions across the economy, fell 0.1% in February from the prior month, compared with a downwardly revised 0.3% increase in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That compared with a 0.2% average monthly rise in the two years before the pandemic.

☆ Student-Loan Bills Are Set to Come Due, Adding Pressure on Younger Americans
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Gabriel T. Rubin | Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The expected restart of student-loan repayments later this year could add to pressure on younger borrowers, who are already falling behind on debt in an era of high inflation and rising interest rates. Americans in their 30s and younger are showing signs of financial strain. In the fourth quarter, they fell behind on credit-card payments by 90 days or more at a rate similar to that in 2009, at the end of the financial crisis. Those borrowers also hold more than 54% of outstanding student-loan debt, New York Federal Reserve data show.

☆ Fed Might Be Winning Inflation Fight, Depending on Index Used
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Two measures of U.S. inflation are now telling a similar story. But those measures are likely to diverge this year, with one signaling the Federal Reserve’s work is nearly done and the other suggesting the opposite. That could make it hard for the Federal Reserve to explain to the public why it is holding interest rates high.

☆ January CPI Report Shows Annual Inflation Cooled
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. inflation moderated only slightly in January from historic highs as price increases firmed up at the start of the year. The consumer-price index, a closely watched measure of inflation, climbed 6.4% in January from a year earlier, down from 6.5% in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That marked the seventh straight month of cooling in annual inflation since peaking at 9.1% in June, the highest reading since 1981. January’s inflation rate was still much higher than the 2.1% average in the three years before the pandemic.

☆ Annual Inflation Cooled Slightly in January as Pace of Moderation Levels Off
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Gwynn Guilford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Asa Featherstone IV for The Wall Street JournalGrocery prices rose 11.3% in January from a year earlier. Inflation cooled slightly at the start of the year, but remained high, as consumer prices increased for energy, housing, food and many other items. The consumer-price index, a closely watched measure of inflation, climbed 6.4% in January from a year earlier, edging down from 6.5% in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That marked the seventh straight month of easing inflation since peaking at 9.1% in June, the highest reading since 1981.

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