What will bring U.S. back to full employment is a big question among economists. The problem is that the 155,000 new jobs per month in 2012 isn't enough to either absorb new entrants, or those that have lost jobs. Only the investment of more money grows a sluggish economy.

FULTS, Ill. (AP) — As he watched his 10-year-old son ease a tractor across a soybean field, Dennis Mosbacher acknowledged the risks of farming. ...

WASHINGTON -- Shipping giant FedEx has agreed to pay $3 million to settle federal charges that the company had a widespread pattern of discriminating ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The U.S. Labor Department has recommended fining Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $365,500 after inspectors say they found 24 workplace safety ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The economic turmoil that has left many Americans without work is having a disproportionate effect on teenage job-seekers, whose qu...

WASHINGTON -- For many people whose job prospects faded most during the recession, 2011 brought a small dose of relief. When unemployment was surging...

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. -- A Southern California Asian food importer has agreed to pay $400,000 in back wages and interest to 71 women who were rejec...

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in roughly two-thirds of U.S. cities last month, despite zero job growth nationwide. The Labor Department ...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were sharply lower Friday amid signs of a possible U.S. recession and renewed worries over the health of Europe's ...

Terrible as the job crisis might be, not all job markets are created equal. And certain cities have seen particularly notable improvement. The num...

WASHINGTON -- Unemployment rates are falling in most metro areas across the country, suggesting that hiring is widespread and not limited to a few hea...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits surged last week as snowstorms in some parts of the country kept workers at home, but the...

Let's pretend you're 55 with a pedigree resume -- in financial services, marketing, management, information technology -- whatever. You're laid off fr...

WASHINGTON — For jobless Americans struggling to pay their bills and keep their homes, the restoration of unemployment benefits could keep their...

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in most states in June, mainly because more people gave up searching for work and were no longer counted...

WASHINGTON — The economic rebound is stalling. A raft of weak new reports Thursday provided the strongest evidence yet that the recovery is slo...