Layoff and hiring rates have been low for months. That may be starting to change, and not in a good way. Job cuts announced last month hit their highest January total since 2009, according to a report ...

The August Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey affirmed a "low-gear" job market, Bill Adams, chief economist for Comerica Bank, said in a Tuesday note. "The big picture is that America still has a ...

But layoffs are also low, meaning that unemployment overall is still low by historical standards. “It feels like companies are just — they’ve kind of stopped hiring or slowed down their hiring, ...

The “low-hire, low-fire” US labor market is leaving millions on the outside looking in. It’s not just recent college graduates who are struggling to find entry-level positions. Out-of-work mid-career ...