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The Greek statistics bureau Elstat reported that unemployment dropped in May, but it would be misleading to call this change progress.
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In May, initial weekly jobless claims bottomed out at 266,500. Not only is this the lowest number since the recession, it is the lowest number since April 2000.
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With all eyes looking out for this Friday's employment situation report from the U.S. Department Labor, economists and investors alike are searching for any hints they can find regarding how the...
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This coming Friday we will get to see the U.S. Labor Department's report on payrolls and unemployment data for the month of July.
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ThinkstockWith Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve hoping and looking for any good news on higher prices and getting inflation back up to 2% or more, any aspect of pricing is being looked at...
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ThinkstockWhat will happen if the minimum wage paid by companies which offer fast food moves to $15? Food prices charged by these companies to customers would rise modestly. If that wage goes to $22,...
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The U.S. Labor Department has released a solid weekly jobless claims report for the week ending July 18.
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ThinkstockThe national unemployment rate for June was 5.3%, essentially unchanged from May. And the lowest unemployment rate in the country was less than half that, 2.6% in Nebraska. No other state...
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The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly jobless claims on Thursday, showing a drop of 15,000 to 281,000. That is the good news.
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This past week brought an unusual rise in weekly jobless claims. It is very possible that the July 4 holiday week had an impact here.
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The United States had more than 5 million job openings on the last business day of May, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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The ranks of the long-term unemployed were 2.1 million in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That stands at over a quarter of all unemployed people.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has released the highly awaited unemployment and payrolls report for the month of June.
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Thursday will mark two key events, the first being the U.S. Department of Labor's report for unemployment and new payrolls for the month of June.
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Puerto Rico has an unemployment rate of 12.6%, a sign of how poorly off the territory's economy is.
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