As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market. Economists have said businesses are in a "no-hire, no-fire" standstill as hiring stalls overall.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kara Dennison writes about careers, leadership, and the job market. In the 2025 job market, hiring slowed as employers became more ...

1.2 million Americans were laid off in 2025, 58% more than in 2024 — and the highest rate since 2020.

Jobseekers wait in line to speak to recruiters during the Best Hire Chicago Career Fair in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Recurring applications for unemployment benefits surged to ...

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Arizona added just 24,600 jobs throughout 2025, marking the state's weakest employment growth in more than 15 years.

The health-care sector has powered job growth in the U.S. economy in 2025. That's largely because baby boomers are hurtling into their retirement years, boosting health-care demand since older adults ...

Experts tell Channel 13 this is a concern they are focused on, however they do believe there are opportunities and will be more soon in this industry ...

North Carolina's economic development efforts have yielded the announcement of more new jobs in the state than any other year on record, Gov. Josh Stein announced this week. With about a month to go ...

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Hampton Roads lost more than 6,000 federal civilian jobs in 2025, report finds ...