The Aggregate Economy is currently growing at 1.8%, slightly below the 2% trend. Click here to read more about our Four ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 236,000 for the week ended June 21, ...

My favorite recession indicator is the weekly data on the people who filed for unemployment insurance at least a week earlier and are still claiming unemployment insurance because they still haven’t ...

In the year since economy took center stage of a presidential voting cycle on North Carolina’s longest ballot, one thing ...

What Are Business Cycle Components?. A business cycle refers to the periodic expansion and contraction a company experiences. ... In a recession, unemployment tends to rise and production decline.

The business cycle is sometimes called the boom-bust cycle. During the "bust" period of the business cycle, businesses often struggle to survive, which can lead to layoffs and high unemployment ...

U.S. business activity slowed marginally in June, though prices increased further amid President Donald Trump's aggressive ...

Cutting through the technical distortions, layoffs have picked up amid the economic uncertainty that has seen the Fed pausing ...

Many statistics overlook those not in treatment, highlighting the broader issue of youth unemployment, crime, and drug abuse.

Maybe we should start thinking about cutting the policy rate at the next meeting, because we don’t want to wait until the job ...

As Illinois faces growing deficits, state Chamber chief Lou Sandoval urges leaders to pursue reforms — not repeated tax hikes ...

The outlook for the U.S. economy dimmed further in May, hit by weakened consumer sentiment and low demand for manufactured goods amid the uncertainty prompted by the Trump administration's trade ...