Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz retains a slight lead as the favorite for the Penn State job. Georgia Tech's Brent Key has also seen a bump in his chances, and along with Drinkwitz and Chesney, he is the lone candidate whose chances at the job are currently above 7%.

U.S. employment growth accelerated in September, but the labor market remained sluggish and failed to keep pace with new job-seekers as employers dealt with fallout from import tariffs and integrated artificial intelligence into some positions.

The health care industry led the nation in job growth in September, continuing a months-long trend of resisting economic headwinds.

Addressing a meeting of McDonald's restaurant owners, President Donald Trump distorted his predecessor's record on employment, falsely claiming that government jobs were increasing while "real jobs" were declining.

U.S. employers issued WARN notices for 39,006 Americans in October, according to research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The Fed has tracked WARN notices since 2008, and the number has only ever been higher in 2008, 2009, 2020, and May 2025.

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The National Retail Federation expects retailers to hire between 265,000 and 365,000 seasonal workers this year, down from 442,000 in 2024. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a research firm, reported that holiday staffing could slip to its lowest level in more than a decade.

Entrepreneur Dagobert Renouf funded his wedding by selling company logo spaces on his suit. The unusual idea led to a job in tech sales.