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The volatility in the jobs market has created a bit of a stir around each monthly unemployment and payrolls report.
Not all that long ago, the investing community was being led to believe that the United States never would have to worry about inflation.
Americans have heard for years now that the jobs market is getting better, that higher pay is available elsewhere and that the unemployment and payrolls were improving. Politicians running for office...
Despite all the news of caution and concern, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) managed to show an upside blowout over expectations.
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its weekly jobless claims for the week ending July 1, claims had dropped by a much larger amount than expected.
ADP has released its National Employment Report for the month of June. This is viewed as a key directional indicator each month for the key unemployment and payrolls report from the U.S. Department...
The electorate for the upcoming election will be the most racially diverse in U.S. history. Polling data and election coverage have shown an increasingly polarized America, and political analysts...
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that weekly claims rose by 13,000 to 277,000 in the week ending June 11.
The U.S. Department of Labor has released yet another weekly jobless claims report and the news did not get worse, as other labor data have suggested of late.
The second look at first-quarter productivity was revised to −0.6%, slightly better than the preliminary −1.0% seen in a prior BLS report.
Moving to a new city can have a tremendous impact on a person’s life. Similarly, migration can have a significant impact on an area’s economy. With hundreds of thousands of people relocating...
Unemployment in the United States has steadily improved over the past six and a half years. The unemployment rate today is half its mid-recession peak, and non-farm payroll employment has increased...
Meager job growth of only 38,000 jobs for May has the doomsayers and perma-bears all up in arms again. Here are some points to consider when analyzing what initially looks like a jobs report in the...
The U.S. Department of Labor just served up what looks like a very mixed employment situation report.
The United States has added more than 12 million jobs since the spring of 2011. Since then, the unemployment rate has fallen from 9.1% to 5.0% — close to an eight-year low. The vast majority of...