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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that weekly jobless claims have increased in the past week but less than expected.
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The Producer Price Index represents wholesale inflation — or at least it would if there was some wholesale inflation.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released another weekly jobless claims report, and it marks the 80th week in a row of less than 300,000 claims.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has released another low reading on weekly jobless claims. In the week ending September 3, seasonally adjusted initial claims were 259,000. This represents a decrease of...
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The unemployment rate remains very low, but the payrolls gains are not so strong that they would press the Federal Reserve into an aggressive rate hike stance.
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With 2016 being an election year, everyone keeps getting reminded that the middle class and working class are not getting their fair slice of the economic pie. There might not have been adequate pay...
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If economists and investors were hoping for a super-strong payrolls report from the U.S. Department of Labor this Friday, their hopes may have just been muted by the ADP Payrolls report for the month...
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The typical college graduate in the United States makes roughly $23,000 more a year than the typical high school graduate. While a college degree generally qualifies workers for higher-paying jobs,...
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The number of jobs in the United States is projected to grow by 7% in the next decade. Advances in technology and evolving consumer demand will certainly create at least some new opportunities for...
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Since the beginning of the 21st century, millions of U.S. jobs have been displaced or eliminated due to cheaper foreign labor. Trade balance changes in China alone have displaced over 3 million jobs...
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More than a quarter million jobs were added to the U.S. economy in July, and the official unemployment rate remained unchanged at just under 5%, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of...
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That 2.0% to 2.5% inflation target of the Federal Reserve is just proving to be more than elusive. The U.S. Department of Labor has released its consumer price index (CPI) for July, and the monthly...
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Even though 2016 is an election year, no politician really will try to tackle the issue of a decline in overall labor productivity.
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If you ever wondered if the economists and market participants can get it very wrong, look no further than Friday's exceptionally stronger than expected payrolls report.
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No report is more closely followed than the monthly payrolls and unemployment report. This week's economic reporting points toward a muted payrolls report this Friday.
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