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The first week of every month brings a new round of employment and payrolls data regarding the U.S. economy.
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It may be that the slowing economy and the trade war with China, two interdependent factors, have started to catch up with corporate confidence. Layoffs surged in August.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics probably has at least some good insight into the jobs market. That said, it has to be a hard guess in making a forecast for the next decade.
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When Vermont launched its Remote Worker Grant Program last year — offering up to $10,000 to new residents under certain circumstances — they expected a modest response and earmarked $125,000 for...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently announced the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. Accordingly the U.S. economy...
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One small state had the lowest unemployment rate in the nation last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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This would be a particularly bad time for certain legal immigrants to apply for a green card or a visa or visa extension in Fresno, California — or in Columbus, Ohio, or El Paso, Texas, among other...
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This would be a particularly bad time for certain legal immigrants to apply for a green card or a visa or visa extension in Fresno, California — or in Columbus, Ohio, or El Paso, Texas, among other...
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The two most common white lies people tell at their jobs are apparently “I’m sick/not feeling well” and “I already have plans after work.” Some 60% of respondents to a recent survey say...
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Job losses resulting from bankruptcy filings have reached their highest seven-month total since 2009.
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After last week’s unemployment and payrolls report for July, the U.S. Department of Labor has released its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The report is for June, as it comes with a...
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The largest gulf between any two major groups in the July jobless report was that between black and white Americans.
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The U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs in July, and the headline unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7%.
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The pace of job cut announcements slowed in July according to the latest report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. But the year-to-date job cuts are up 36%.
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Several recent pieces of research show that as many as 40% of jobs could be replaced by robots in the next 15 years. The staggering number opens the question of what all of the people put out of work...
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