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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Tuesday.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that March nonfarm payrolls rose by 215,000 and the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.0%.
The U.S. Department of Labor issued its last official labor number on Thursday before Friday's key unemployment and payrolls report.
ADP released its National Employment Report, showing that the private sector employment increased by 200,000 jobs in March.
ThinkstockAs unemployment dropped to 4.9% in February, three states had unemployment rates of under 3%. They were New Hampshire at 2.7%, South Dakota at 2.7%, and North Dakota at 2.9%. Many...
The unemployment level in the United States in February was less than 5%. Alaska and five other states lagged well behind that.
Within the nation’s robust and diverse economy, each state stands out in certain trades and industries. Texas has established itself as the country’s largest oil producer, California the largest...
In January, Ames, Iowa, had the lowest unemployment rate of any city in America, at 2.5%.
Thursday's economic report barrage included the U.S. Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims.
Here is where the Fed will have enough ammunition to talk rates higher: the annualized core CPI, sans food and energy, was up 2.3% in February from a year ago. That is versus a 2.2% gain in January.
Last week's jobless claims fell to 259,000. Bloomberg had the consensus estimate pegged higher at 272,000. We haven't seen claims this low since last October.
While the 2015 average U.S. national unemployment rate sat at 5.3%, the rate among African Americans was 9.6%.
If you just read the headline data from the Texas Workforce Commission on January's job trends, you would think it's still great news.
Nonfarm payrolls rose by some 242,000 in the month of February, more than expected by Bloomberg or Dow Jones.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a revision to its 2015 productivity and unit labor costs figures.