The Shutdown Is Over. But for Federal Workers, the Anxiety Persists.

After being sidelined for more than a month, they are bracing for the backlog that awaits them and struggling with the financial burden of going without pay.

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He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms

Austin Becker developed an early warning system to protect critical infrastructure from storms. His project’s funding was eliminated in April.

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How Unemployment Can Take a Toll on Our Mental Health

The emotional impact of unemployment can be profound, experts say — but speaking up about it and building a support system can help.

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Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ as Americans’ Economic Worries Grow

The issue has buoyed Democrats and is resonating with an American electorate that is souring on the president’s economic agenda.

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Six Takeaways from the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown

For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without Democrats achieving an extension of health insurance subsidies that are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.

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A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.

The town’s unionized workers wanted to believe that there was something better than what private equity owners had offered.

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Mass Layoffs Are Scary, but Probably Not a Sign of the A.I. Apocalypse

Despite fears that Amazon and other employers are already replacing workers with bots, the A.I. transition is likely to play out differently.

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The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.

The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.

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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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Trump’s Tariffs Scar Canadian City Where Cars Have Been Made for Decades

An automaker’s decision to shift Canadian jobs to the United States has left workers in Brampton, Ontario, feeling betrayed and angry.

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