Labor starts when your body and your baby send signals that it's time for birth. Hormones play a big role in preparing your body for labor, including softening the cervix. Common signs of labor ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. The White House hailed Friday’s jobs report for May, and it did beat market expectations with a ...

The time may be running out for the Federal Reserve's "wait-and-see" approach on monetary policy, Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said in a broadcast interview aired on Friday. He has said it's ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains at historically healthy ...

The U.S. labor market created few jobs in August and shrank earlier in the summer, a first since the pandemic, as the economy’s engine sputters under the weight of President Donald Trump’s policies.

If your contractions come regularly every 5 to 10 minutes, it's time to call your doctor. Watch for signs like your water breaking or bloody vaginal discharge, which indicate labor might be starting.

The American labor market is reaching a critical turning point that could tighten labor availability in rural industries and slow growth across the U.S. economy. A new quarterly report from CoBank’s ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 to a total of 217,000 in the week that ended July 19, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the sixth straight weekly decline. Claims ...

The dollar index (DXY00) today fell to a 1.5-week low and is down by -0.22%. Signs that the US labor market has weakened are weighing on the dollar after a report today from ADP showed US private ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobless claim applications fell to their lowest level in two months last week as layoffs remain low despite mounting evidence of a softening labor market. The number of ...