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On Friday morning, the U.S. Department of Labor will release the Employment Situation numbers for the month of October.
The unemployment figure in Spain remains staggeringly high, which means that it is years, or perhaps decades, from a complete recovery from the worst recession in decades.
Gallup reports that optimism about finding a job has jumped to a level rarely seen since the Great Recession.
The U.S. Labor Department has reported its weekly jobless claims for the last week, and it was a surprisingly good economic report.
Gap apparently plan to make a big push this holiday season as it has said that it plans to hire 63,000 workers for the 2014 holiday season.
The U.S. Department of Labor released the weekly jobless claims, which are continuing to remain very low and come in under estimates. This ongoing decline in workers filing for jobless claims is a...
The U.S. Labor Department has released its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for the month of August.
ThinkstockThe United States is one of the world’s most prosperous economies, with a gross domestic product that exceeded that of any other country last year. However, a vibrant economy alone does...
The Conference Board's most recent Employment Trends Index shows a rise in the month of September.
The Institute for Supply Management released its Non-Manufacturing Index for September with a reading of 58.6%.
The official unemployment rate fell to 5.9%. The Fed hawks could have a better argument for sooner-than-expected rate hikes.
Friday morning will bring the key Employment Situation Report from the U.S. Department of Labor. Here is a 24/7 Wall St. full preview.
Investors and economists are looking for any signs at all of whether the weak jobs report in August was a one-off or the norm ahead.
ThinkstockThis Friday will bring the key jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department. While the financial markets will want a positive payrolls number, the reality is that the bulls may not want the...
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) offered its September 2014 Outlook Survey report. The numbers were not rosy.