Jeffry Bartash

A prolonged decline in job openings in the U.S. appears to be over, but it doesn’t mean businesses are ready to do lots of hiring or make it easier for people to find work.

Businesses add 98,000 new jobs in June, ADP says

Increase in private-sector hiring in June is the weakest in three months

New Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh gave no hint of whether the central bank would raise interest rates in July and repeated his dislike of so-called forward guidance to alert investors to future Fed actions.

New Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh gave no hint as to whether the central bank would raise interest rates in July and repeated his dislike of so-called forward guidance to alert investors to future Fed actions.

High U.S. tariffs, war with Iran, a spike in oil prices, rising inflation — no matter. American manufacturers grew in June for the sixth month in a row to mark the longest streak in four years.

Is it getting easier to find a job? Are businesses really hiring more workers? That’s what the official data statistics tell us — but Americans aren’t so sure.

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the U.S. June jobs report, and what it means for markets, the economy and your money.

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the U.S. June jobs report, and what it means for markets, the economy and your money.

The conflict with Iran hasn’t hurt the U.S. and global economies as much as expected, but it will leave a lasting legacy: Another bout of high inflation that won’t disappear quickly.