Holiday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers

Retailers are adding fewer of the seasonal roles that many Americans rely on to make ends meet.

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The Job Market Is Cooling but Not Collapsing, According to Private Data

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer.

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Meta Raises Its Spending Forecast on A.I. to Above $70 Billion

The Silicon Valley company projected more spending this year and said it would continue in 2026 as it hires A.I. researchers and builds data centers to power the technology.

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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.

In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.

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Jobs Report Withheld by Shutdown Leaves Economists Guessing

Policymakers will enter uncharted territory without employment data that the government is expected to withhold because of its shutdown.

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Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.

As the industry embraces A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs.

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Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Puts Many Tech Start-Ups in a Bind

Silicon Valley start-ups said they were concerned they would be disproportionately hurt by the new visa fee for skilled foreign workers, given their limited resources.

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India Reels From Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee

The H-1B visa lured a generation of Indian professionals to take part in the American dream. A $100,000 fee has forced a rethink of the route.

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Do You Want a New Job, or Just Some External Validation?

Plus, how to gently tell your boss you have a better way of doing things.

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4 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the J-1 Visa Program

Some American companies have used the cultural exchange program as a supply of cheap, exploitable labor, records and interviews show.

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