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Unemployment nationwide remains higher than any month during the Great Recession. Four cities have rates of more than twice the national average.
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The financial markets just got a small glimpse of what to expect from Friday's key U.S. Department of Labor report on unemployment and payrolls.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that initial jobless claims for the week of August 8 fell to less than a million.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the number of job openings was little changed in June. Some fear that this may have been the last boost from economic stimulus.
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In July, most segments of the population posted an improvement in employment. The rate among Black Americans did not improve much.
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The financial markets and Main Street agree that each release of the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Situation report is one of the most important as a fair measure of the economy.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has released its jobless claims report for the week ending August 1. Initial jobless claims fell to less than 1.2 million last week.
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The ADP National Employment Report was a serious miss as private sector employment increased much less than expected.
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Economists look closely ahead of each monthly unemployment and payrolls report at hiring trends in the private sector and in small businesses.
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While weekly jobless claims have been coming down from the peak March 28 report of nearly 6.9 million claims, the week of July 18 was the first actual gain in weekly jobless claims since that peak.
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Anyone who has walked by or driven past strip malls knows that many of the businesses there are closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. What may not be as obvious is just how many of those...
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The overall trends were better in enough categories that the July data may not be as soft as it might seem today.
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The equity markets will start to fall as parts of the economy shut down again and it becomes clear that as many as 15 million lost jobs cannot be replaced.
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One of America's richest states had the highest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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One of America's poorest states had the lowest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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