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Despite all the news of caution and concern, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) managed to show an upside blowout over expectations.
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Employment data out of the United States came out better than expected this week. Here are three of the leading recruitment stocks to look at in this tight jobs market.
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When the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its weekly jobless claims for the week ending July 1, claims had dropped by a much larger amount than expected.
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ADP has released its National Employment Report for the month of June. This is viewed as a key directional indicator each month for the key unemployment and payrolls report from the U.S. Department...
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Employers in all 100 of the largest MSAs expect net payroll increases in the third quarter. The expected increases among employers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are the smallest.
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The U.S. Department of Labor reported that weekly claims rose by 13,000 to 277,000 in the week ending June 11.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has released yet another weekly jobless claims report and the news did not get worse, as other labor data have suggested of late.
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The Conference Board reported that its Employment Trends Index fell in May and the six-month growth rate is now in negative territory.
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Meager job growth of only 38,000 jobs for May has the doomsayers and perma-bears all up in arms again. Here are some points to consider when analyzing what initially looks like a jobs report in the...
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After the May jobs report, Jonathan Wright of Johns Hopkins University wrote for the Brookings Institute that the United States may have lost jobs last month.
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The U.S. Department of Labor just served up what looks like a very mixed employment situation report.
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ADP has reported that private sector employment increased by 173,000 jobs in the month of May.
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The United States has added more than 12 million jobs since the spring of 2011. Since then, the unemployment rate has fallen from 9.1% to 5.0% — close to an eight-year low. The vast majority of...
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When Department of Labor releases its report on nonfarm payrolls, private sector payrolls and unemployment for the month of May, it could greatly skew the bias of when the Federal Reserve tightens...
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The U.S. Department of Labor showed that jobless claims fell to 278,000 in the week ending May 14.
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