The voluntary buyout plan is meant to shrink the federal workforce, but in New Jersey, where nearly 23,000 people work for the federal government, the impact could have a ripple effect.

Eliminating all federal workers would reduce total spending by 5%, whereas people paid by the government who work for private businesses is three times larger.

While firings of federal workers have yet to show up in the data, new jobless claims in the capital are already at a nearly ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the ...

For his part, Mr Musk may see consultants not as the solution, but part of the problem. Many of them are frustrated with how ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios As the nation marks a turbulent Black History Month, the economic state of Black America has much improved over the last few decades but is still nowhere near parity. Why it ...

On the other hand, those workers out building houses are disproportionately foreign-born, including many ...

Gov. Bill Lee announced in his State of the State address Monday night more money for public education, transportation and ...

The fast-moving effort by Republican President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce could have a sweeping impact in the state, home to some 145,000 federal employees and many more ...

The latest employment report showed that 143,000 jobs were added in January, falling short of the expected 169,000. Read more here.