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The U.S. unemployment level is at its lowest since December 1969. In April, the rate fell to 3.6% as the economy added another 263,000. The jobs situation is better in a number of America cities. In...
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If you were expecting a weak jobs report, this was the wrong first Friday of the month for you. U.S. Department of Labor says payrolls increased more than expected in April.
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American-based companies have announced job cuts of more than 230,000 through the first four months of 2019, up over 30% year over year. However, the cuts slowed in April.
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The unemployment rate for black Americans in March was 76% higher than the 3.8% rate among all Americans and even worse when compared to white and Asian Americans.
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Being the CEO of a S&P 500 company in America is a pretty sweet deal: The average base salary for such a position is more than $10 million a year. Add in stock options and other benefits, and...
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It looks like the fears about the jobs market might have been misguided. The March payrolls gains were strong enough to support better growth without tipping the Federal Reserve's hand in either...
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The unemployment rate for African Americans during the fourth quarter of last year was the highest among all racial and ethnic groups, clocking in at more than double the rate for white or Asian...
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U.S. businesses cut more than 60,000 jobs in March, bringing the total for the first quarter to more than 190,000 jobs lost for the year to date. The first-quarter total is the highest in 10 years.
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As of last week, six states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
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Using the ADP report to predict the formal government payrolls data is not science. That said, it is frequently used for a directional indicator of the government report.
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As of last week, six states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
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A new study from the U.K.'s government statistics bureau indicates that the number of jobs at high risk of being automated is much lower than other studies have predicted.
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While the jobs market remains strong, there are some signals out there that the robust jobs market of the past two years is finally starting to see the beginnings of cooling off.
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Economists worry that the country added only 20,000 jobs in February, well below the rate over the past two years. And the numbers do not really reflect how many Americans don't have jobs.
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The unemployment rate among black Americans has risen to 7%, which is 86% above the national average.
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