Employment at US companies increased in October, signaling some stabilization in the job market after two straight months of declines.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't be publishing the October jobs report on Friday. LinkedIn, Bank of America, and more crunched their own numbers.

The shutdown of the federal government — now the longest-running in US history — has delayed two consecutive job reports. Private data has helped shed some light on the labor market in the meantime.

The report from private consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows a sharp rise in job losses in the first 10 months of the year.

Employers slashed more than 150,000 jobs in October, the largest wave of layoffs in more than 20 years, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.

Companies announced the most October job cuts in over 20 years—153,074 positions—as AI adoption and cost-cutting accelerate across industries. Tech and warehouse sectors led layoffs, with Amazon, Target,

The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade

You’ve been offered a buyout. Your employer wants to pay you to quit. It’s a big chunk of change. Should you accept? In this job market, perhaps not.

The U.S. economy shed jobs in October amid losses in the government and retail sectors, while cost-cutting and the adoption of artificial intelligence by businesses led to a surge in announced layoffs,

Wall Street opened flat. Strong ADP jobs report showed 42,000 private jobs added in October, easing market fears despite a tech stock drop