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For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for ...

The federal workforce grew 11% in a decade, with medical, legal and investigation jobs seeing the most growth. See how other ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Tuesday that downward pressure on the labor market means there is more room for further interest-rate cuts.

October 17, 2025 For release at 6:45 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Friday denied an application by Canandaigua National Corporation, of Canandaigua, New York. This article is available to ...

A federal judge in California has issued a temporary order blocking the Trump administration’s controversial plan to lay off thousands of federal employees during the continuing government shutdown.

One essential Social Security employee didn’t foresee her surgery being upended by the federal government shutdown when she scheduled it for early October. But the longtime manager decided to postpone ...