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Another solid jobs number is setting the tone for Friday's unemployment and payrolls report.
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Alaska, the 49th state to join the Union, had the highest unemployment rate of any state in October. Hawaii, the 50th, had the lowest. That shows how uneven the job recovery after the Great Recession...
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On the last day of September, there were more than 6 million job openings in the United States. The number of job openings have been at or near record high levels since June of this year.
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After a better snapback recovery in payrolls than the markets initially wanted to credit the U.S. economy for last Friday, the Employment Trends index confirms a solid recovery.
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The problem in calling a report "weak" is that there may be serious issues and revisions that come into play. Some "weak" reports are strong after you look through the details.
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After a long period of stagnation, the measure for worker productivity is back on the up. And at the same time, and for the better, wages are still rising.
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According to ADP, private sector payrolls added more jobs during the month of October than analysts had forecast.
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Wages increased handily in the third quarter of this year, but other employment-related costs contributed to the gains as well.
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The Labor Department of has reported that the number of Americans filing new unemployment applications fell to the lowest level in 44 years — back to March 31, 1973.
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When most people think of inflation they might get tricked into thinking that the prices of goods and services all rise across the board. The reality is that inflationary is a basket of prices, so...
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If you were already bracing for a poor payrolls report for September, your hunch was right. Much of this is due to the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
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Friday's key employment report from the U.S. Department of Labor will be closely watched. Unfortunately, there is a serious chance that the report may be very distorted and hard to predict.
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The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Wednesday that the cost of goods and services measured by the Producer Price Index for final demand in August was up the most since April.
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Whether or not you are a fan of the economic policies of today, one trend that has prevailed is that there are a record number of job openings.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that the U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs in August, below economists estimates, but in line with the growth rate for the year.
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