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ThinkstockWeekly jobless claims from the Labor Department had shown three consecutive increases, but that is now being undone. The weekly claims fell by a sharp 42,000, from 388,000 down to 346,000...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department is out with its final report ahead of Friday’s key Employment Situation report. Weekly jobless claims rose handily and well above expectations. Last week’s...
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ThinkstockWe already saw a less robust outlook from TrimTabs showing that estimated job growth for March was 156,000. That was up from its 100,000 job growth February estimate, but the report shows...
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ThinkstockEach and every month the markets get to digest new unemployment and payrolls data. While the U.S. Labor Department’s formal report called the Employment Situation is out at 8:30 a.m. each...
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ThinkstockThis Friday we will get to see the Labor Department’s employment situation report. If one number can influence the markets in a major way, the payrolls data would be considered one of the...
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Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for January. Compared with December data, unemployment rates rose...
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ThinkstockFor the third year in a row, Washington, D.C., was rated the most literate city in the United States, with Seattle and Minneapolis close behind. That is according to a study conducted by...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department may be getting a new chief soon, but the weekly jobless claims report and other reports are still coming out. This past week, weekly claims were up by 4,000 to...
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ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released two more bits of data which may seem confusing compared to last week’s employment report from the Labor Department. The U.S. added only 155,000 payrolls...
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Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for November. Compared with October data, unemployment rates fell in...
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ThinkstockFiguring out what today’s data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) really means probably will have to wait until next month. November nonfarm payrolls showed an increase of 146,000...
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ThinkstockThe Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims a day earlier than normal due to the Thanksgiving holiday being on Thursday. Last week was a very large surprise gain, but it...
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ThinkstockThe markets may have been closed for two trading days this week due to the hurricane, but key economic data is still likely to be released this week from the Labor Department’s read on...
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What some people have called the most important U.S. employment report ever may not be announced as scheduled this Friday. The U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) usually...
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for August. Compared with July 2012 data, unemployment rates rose in 26 states, with 12 states and...
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