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The unemployment rate of black Americans was again sharply higher than among white Americans, according to the February data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The markets got their February unemployment numbers Friday morning, and they blew away expectations.
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The markets still look closely at the ADP National Employment Report as a barometer for how strong each monthly private sector payrolls report will look.
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March Madness, which stretches over a period of days, dents businesses for over six hours of work time, according to a new survey.
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J.C. Penney can keep more workers on the floor, at least in theory, when more are part time and have little or no benefit costs.
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The U.S. Department of Labor released another round of weekly jobless claims, and again it's rather low.
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Union employees at some Disneyland hotels have been told that their promised bonus payments of $1,000 depend on their acceptance of the company's contract offer by March 31.
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Among the observations in the 557-page Economic Report of the President and Council of Economic Advisors is the extent to which the opioid crisis has damaged the efficiency of the U.S. labor economy.
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Ford lost a key executive due to inappropriate behavior, Toy "R" Us will close more stores, a Federal Reserve governor made glowing remarks about the U.S. economy, and other important headlines.
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Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees in Seattle Monday and hundreds more at other company locations around the world according to a report at the Seattle Times.
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CVS Health will give its workers raises, Facebook is trying out a new negative comment project, MoviePass is growing quickly, and other important headlines.
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When the financial markets are in panic mode, it's hard to get investors and economists to pay attention to lower-impact economic reports.
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A new study estimates that the flu will cost more than $15 billion in lost productivity within the United States this year. But is that number more than just a guess?
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It appears that the market's direction will be dragged up and down based on financial and economic factors that are tightly related.
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New survey results from the National Association of Business Economists indicate that 2018 is off to a good start for jobs and wages, but that companies are worried about sales.
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