People are quitting their jobs in record numbers, led by the restaurant, bar and retail sectors, according to the Tuesday (Oct. 12) Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
New jobs increased by 194,000 in September, a far cry from economists’ estimates of 500,000 and a big dip from August’s 366,000 and 1.1 million jobs added in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday (Oct. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the...
New jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 2 dropped 38,000 to 326,000 compared to the previous week’s level of 364,000, according to the Thursday (Oct. 7) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 362,000....
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The union representing the professionals working behind the scenes in Hollywood — set builders, costume designers, video engineers and others — authorized a strike following failed talks at the bargaining table, a move that could shackle new production, The Washington Post reported. Sticking points are...
U.S. personal consumer expenditures (PCE) rose 0.8% ($130.5 billion) last month, coinciding with an uptick in personal income of 0.2% ($35.5 billion) and a 0.1% increase in disposable personal income (DPI) ($18.9 billion), the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday (Oct. 1). Get the...
The number of new jobless claims inched up again for the third week in a row, hitting 362,000 for the week ending Sept. 25, up 11,000 over the previous week’s unrevised 351,000, according to the Thursday (Sept. 30) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Get...
U.S. consumer confidence has continued falling for the second month in a row due to inflation concerns as well as the persisting delta variant of COVID-19, according to a press release from The Conference Board regarding its Consumer Confidence Index. Get the Full Story Complete...
Estimated new jobless claims were 351,000 for the week ending Sept. 18, an increase of 16,000 over the previous week’s level, revised up by 3,000 to 335,000, according to the Thursday (Sept. 23) unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Get the Full Story...
