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Economic health is much more local than national. One proof of this is that unemployment is above 5% in several states, compared with the national average of 4.3%.
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After each month's payrolls and unemployment report from the Labor Department, economists and investors get a closer look at the internal metrics of the jobs markets by getting a view of the job...
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The number of layoffs rose last month from the same period in 2016, with retailers slashing the most jobs of any sector, according to a report Friday from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Despite the Federal Reserve keeping its target fed funds rate on hold at a target range of 0.75% to 1.00%, all eyes are waiting for Friday’s key employment report from the Labor Department. Janet...
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The U.S. growth engine is still moving. Unfortunately, that growth and enthusiasm and strength has started to dial down in recent weeks.
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The national unemployment rate for March was 4.5%. In five states is it much lower. That shows how much the jobless situation can differ from place to place.
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The latest employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics simultaneously may be blamed on weather and may question some of the new pro-growth expansion's real effectiveness.
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After a strong payrolls report in February, ADP has forecast that the United States added more private sector payrolls in March than expected.
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Maybe all that post-election economic hope and all the day in and day out record highs on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and in the S&P 500 Index had some meat to it after all.
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This Friday's unemployment report is also one of the freshest economic views before Federal Reserve decides whether to raise interest rates at the March FOMC meeting.
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The turnaround of the fortunes of Detroit has failed to benefit the almost 100,000 who are out of work, a fact rarely, if ever, mentioned in the stories about the Motor City's resurrection.
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With President Trump's pledge to bring more jobs back to America and to rekindle the middle class, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what has been taking place so far in 2017.
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After ADP posted a shockingly higher than expected payrolls figure for January, the solid jobs news was more than confirmed by the U.S. Department of Labor in its key employment situation report.
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If economists and investors were looking for confirmation that the post-election rally was going to turn into real growth in economic readings, look no further than the January ADP Employment Report.
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Los Angeles, with 1.7 million Mexican immigrants, which is more than 13% of its total population, faces major changes if the Trump administration implements some of its plans.
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