Lydia DePillis

The number of U.S. positions available was 11.3 million in May, the second straight monthly decline.

Brands and retailers are shifting away from the clipped newspaper discounts, and the digital version hasn’t grown fast enough to catch up.

Economists and politicians are debating whether monopolistic companies are fueling inflation in ways that confound longstanding theory.

Employers had 11.4 million vacancies, nearly two for every worker seeking a job.

A government measure of disposable income rose 0.3 percent last month, but was flat when rising prices are taken into account.

Layoffs are up only minimally, and employers may be averse to shedding workers after experiencing the challenges of rehiring.