After reporting a sharp pullback in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing a continued decline in
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rebound From Lowest Level In A Year
A day ahead of the release of the more closely watched monthly jobs report, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rebounded
Continue reading »Unemployment in This American City at Great Depression Levels
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unemployment levels not seen since the Great Depression starting in April last year. By last month, the jobless figure had rebounded to 6.2%, still well above
Continue reading »Women’s labor force participation rate hit a 33-year low in January, according to new analysis
In January, another 275,000 women dropped out of the labor force, accounting for nearly 80% of all workers over the age 20 who left the workforce last month, according to
Continue reading »Biden pick to run unemployment program oversaw hundreds of millions lost in unemployment fraud
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Suzi LeVine, the departing head of Washington’s Employment Security
Continue reading »Unemployment In This State Is Astonishingly Low 3%
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its “State Employment and Unemployment” report for December 2020. The national rate for the month was 6.7%. That was the same as in
Continue reading »Unemployment be damned: Americans spent at a record pace over the holidays
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Continue reading »Stimulus bill won't extend payment pause for student loan borrowers
The stimulus package won't extend the payment pause for student loan borrowers. If no other action is taken, 42 million borrowers will have to resume their payments in a little
Continue reading »This Is the Unemployment Rate in American’s Smallest City
Once a month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out its Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary. The October edition was just released. The analysis covers unemployment in America’s
Continue reading »U.S. Job Growth Slows But Unemployment Rate Drops More Than Expected
A closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday showed another substantial increase in U.S. employment in the month of August, although the pace of job growth continued
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