“Clean slate” laws call for updating court databases and creating algorithms to automatically clear records for minor offenses.

The delta variant is causing some consumer pullback, and the expiration of pandemic unemployment benefits on Sept. 5 could play a role in spending.

Their federal benefits — which add up to more than $6 billion a week — are about to run out.

Many of the states with the lowest unemployment rates have young workforces and multifaceted economies.

It’s not just child care and health issues. Many people are looking at their old jobs and saying no thanks.

The economy is steadily improving, but we’re not back to “normal.”

Jobless claims and retail spending data out Thursday suggest that the economy’s laying the groundwork for recovery.

The larger trend in jobless claims is down, while airline reservations and manufacturing work shifts are up.

More people are relying on gig work, which puts a lot of risk on the workers themselves.

More Americans are returning to the labor market. But more are also joing the ranks of the long-term unemployed.