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Chip sales help Samsung post an impressive profit, unemployment in Germany reaches a record low, the head of a Swiss bank forecasts a huge market correction this year, and other important headlines.
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One of the most important monthly economic releases is the Employment Situation report from the U.S. Department of Labor. This is one of the top measurements of a healthy economy,
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The markets are going to get their last employment situation report for 2017 on Friday, and the unemployment rate is expected to remain flat.
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In a world where the labor force penetration rate is still incredibly low, maybe being a temporary worker is the best idea.
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The U.S. Department of Labor showed yet another strong payrolls and unemployment report. The official unemployment rate for November is at a 17-year low.
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Another solid jobs number is setting the tone for Friday's unemployment and payrolls report.
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U.S. jobless claims fell yet again last week. This is a continued signal of a very robust labor market, but the financial markets likely will ignore these numbers until they start climbing again.
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On the last day of September, there were more than 6 million job openings in the United States. The number of job openings have been at or near record high levels since June of this year.
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After a better snapback recovery in payrolls than the markets initially wanted to credit the U.S. economy for last Friday, the Employment Trends index confirms a solid recovery.
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The problem in calling a report "weak" is that there may be serious issues and revisions that come into play. Some "weak" reports are strong after you look through the details.
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According to ADP, private sector payrolls added more jobs during the month of October than analysts had forecast.
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Wages increased handily in the third quarter of this year, but other employment-related costs contributed to the gains as well.
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The Labor Department of has reported that the number of Americans filing new unemployment applications fell to the lowest level in 44 years — back to March 31, 1973.
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If you were already bracing for a poor payrolls report for September, your hunch was right. Much of this is due to the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
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Friday's key employment report from the U.S. Department of Labor will be closely watched. Unfortunately, there is a serious chance that the report may be very distorted and hard to predict.
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