As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts Americans will benefit in 2026 as strong growth and record stock market highs point to broader economic prosperity.

Despite a sharp rise in U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump, the economy has continued to grow, surprising economists and reshaping views of trade policy's impact.

U.S. jobs data is set to offer the clearest picture yet of hiring in the first year of Trump's term, as it appeared to slow down.

A new 30-year analysis from the Cato Institute says U.S. immigrants pay billions more in taxes than they receive in benefits, and the trend has steadily grown over the decades. Why it matters: Conservatives often cite consumption of benefits as proof that immigration creates a strain on the economy,

In the second and third quarters of 2025, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years. Those growth rates were not "numbers unheard of," or figures the U.S. "never had" before, as President Donald Trump has claimed.

Despite GDP growth and stock market gains, the majority of Americans continue to feel the other side of the "polarized" economy.

The Kansas City Fed economists estimated that the economy could've added 19,000 more jobs each month, on average, from January 2025 to August 2025 without tariff effects, though they noted that there is considerable uncertainty about that estimate.

A slowdown in immigration and lower birth rates could crimp the U.S. economy by shrinking the nation's workforce, researchers say

U.S. population growth has slowed significantly.