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PaulPellegrino / Getty ImagesThe newly released Employment Situation for November, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that the economy added 266,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment...
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Situation report showed that the economy added 80,000 more nonfarm payrolls than expected during November.
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U.S. employers chopped nearly 45,000 jobs in November, fewer than the 50,000 jobs cut in October. Still, the number of jobs lost in the first 11 months of 2019 is greater than the total for all of...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its unemployment numbers for America’s 389 metro areas for the month of October. The trend was generally positive. Unemployment for the month was down...
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The jobless figures for many states are much different from the national average. In Alaska, the number was 72% higher, among other things due to government worker reductions arising from cuts in the...
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The so-called JOLTS report targets the internal metrics inside of the employment market in a different manner than other payrolls reports.
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Several theories suggest why the difference between the black and white jobless rates is so large. None is considered definitive by all experts.
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The latest monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation report shows that the unemployment rate ticked a tad higher.
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October job cuts totaled more than 50,000 bringing the total job cuts announced for the year to more than half a million.
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The media reports that recession risks are rising every day. If a recession is going to arrive, it's going to take a major blow to the consumer — and the number one blow to consumers is around jobs.
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Nonfarm payrolls rose less than expected in September, but the should at least ease one more day's worries over the endless calls for a recession.
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday released its job-cuts report for September, showing that more than 41,000 planned U.S. job cuts were announced last month, a decrease compared with August...
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Te ADP private sector payrolls report is used as a directional barometer for each monthly unemployment and nonfarm payrolls report. ADP's figure was better than expected in September.
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Last week's new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 3,000, driven by new claims in Michigan where thousands of autoworkers are on strike against GM.
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An unemployment rate near record lows could prove to be a big catalyst for retailers in this upcoming holiday season.
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