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In two states, only about half of the employable workforce worked in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
February's announced job cuts plunged to a two-year low, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Four states had unemployment numbers at or above 10% last year. One of them was particularly hard hit.
Macy’s had the lowest overall job satisfaction ratings by Black employees in a new study.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the United States. Health authorities reported over 26.7 million cases as of Feb. 4, more than 450,000 of which have proven fatal. The American...
The most recent unemployment report has just surfaced and things appear to be looking up, if only slightly. Is this fast enough?
More than 79,000 new job cuts were announced in January according to the monthly report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That's the highest January total since 2009.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its “State Employment and Unemployment” report for December 2020. The national rate for the month was 6.7%. That was the same as in November, but 3.1%...
As many as 25,000 members of the National Guard could be in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on January 20.
The college major that pays of the most is "health and medical preparatory programs," sometimes known as "pre-med."
Even before COVID-19, millions of Americans were working very dangerous jobs that make daily life possible. Fishing and hunting work ranked as the most dangerous job in America for 2019.
Counter to the typical pattern for a recession, fewer CEOs left their jobs last year. Uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation's economic policy may have made companies pause before...
When the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its “THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — DECEMBER 2020”, it showed the nation had lost 140,000 jobs last month. The jobless rate remained at 6.7%. That...
U.S. companies announced more than 2.3 million job cuts in 2020, nearly half of which were attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Jersey has a jobless rate of 10.2%, which is higher than the worst level of the Great Recession.