labor

The absence of data due to the government shutdown is one factor—but the real dilemma pits the weakening labor market against stubbornly sticky inflation.

Weekly jobless claims updates, as well as the monthly JOLTs reports on labor market turnover, also haven’t been published since late September.

Retailers often outsource cheaper labor overseas to make specialized materials or equipment, lowering the price tag of the finished product.

This past Friday, labor economist Guy Berger got to sleep in for the second month in a row.

It took more than two months for controllers to receive all of their due compensation after the government shutdown in 2019, said Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association labor union.