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U.S. employers announced more than 80,000 job cuts in October, the lowest monthly total since February. While that indicates improvement, job cuts planned for this year have already topped 2.1...
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There may not yet be a hiring recession happening again, but small businesses are tempering some of their hiring and rehiring as the new wave of COVID-19 cases increases the odds of another shutdown.
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Maintaining a work-life balance may be tough for some employees who are trying to juggle job and home and family responsibilities. Here are 20 companies that get top marks from current employees on...
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The jobless claims appear to be at the lowest level since the pandemic began.
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A new report from the Economic Policy Institute claims that a rebalancing of U.S. trade and a significant investment in U.S. infrastructure and clean energy could create millions of new, good-paying...
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The Department of Labor reports a sharp rise in its number of weekly jobless claims to the highest level since August.
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The pace of CEO departures picked up month over month in September, but year-to-date departures are about 12% lower according to the latest report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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After each monthly unemployment report, there is another look at the jobs economy. The U.S. Department of Labor releases its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary.
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The U.S. unemployment fell to 7.9% in September as 661,000 people found jobs.
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The employment bases in the lowest unemployment cities are stable, as well as in industries in which layoffs are unlikely.
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In the first nine months of 2020, U.S. companies have announced nearly 2.1 million job cuts, already more than the record full-year total set in 2001.
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Out of all the American cities the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks, these four had the highest unemployment rates in August.
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Layoffs in the travel and entertainment industry could upend the economic recovery. The process already has begun and is certain to spread.
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Older workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic have dropped out of the workforce or are having more difficulty finding new jobs than are younger workers.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has lifted uncertainty among many retailers and other firms related to how many seasonal employees they'll be hiring. A repeat of last year's strong hiring is unlikely.
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