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Strong May US Jobs Report Could Show The Worst Is Over For Hardest-Hit Sectors
Strong May US Jobs Report Could Show The Worst Is Over For Hardest-Hit Sectors
June 05, 2020  |  Economy

Will we look back at today as the turning point in the battle against the pandemic — not in terms of vaccines or flattened curves,...

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Optimism Remains Despite Record Jobless Numbers
Optimism Remains Despite Record Jobless Numbers
May 08, 2020  |  Economy

Despite Friday’s (May 8) grim unemployment report, which revealed that the number of Americans who have lost their jobs has quadrupled since February, there is...

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Jobless Rate Hits 14.7 Pct; 20.5M Nonfarm Jobs Lost
Jobless Rate Hits 14.7 Pct; 20.5M Nonfarm Jobs Lost
May 08, 2020  |  Economy

The latest jobless report illustrates the devastation caused by COVID-19, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the worst unemployment numbers in the nation’s history....

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Unemployment Filings Top 3.1M Across US
Unemployment Filings Top 3.1M Across US
May 07, 2020  |  Economy

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the U.S. economy, another 3.169 million people filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 2. Total...

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US Jobs Report Shows 11M Jobs Lost At SMBs
US Jobs Report Shows 11M Jobs Lost At SMBs
May 06, 2020  |  Economy

COVID-19 continues to take its toll on the nation’s workforce as the number of private-sector jobs fell by a record 20.2 million from March to...

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US Economy Loses 701K Jobs; Unemployment Rises To 4.4 Pct.
US Economy Loses 701K Jobs; Unemployment Rises To 4.4 Pct.
April 03, 2020  |  Economy

The nation’s hiring boom that began more than two years ago is over, a casualty of COVID-19, as the number of workers who have lost...

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As Unemployment Hits Fresh Low, Signs That US Economy Is Cooling
As Unemployment Hits Fresh Low, Signs That US Economy Is Cooling
October 04, 2019  |  Economy

The headline numbers trumpet that the unemployment rate is at a 50-year low. But the latest data points show a more mixed picture — not...

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Jobs Data: Employers, Workers Are Hard To Find
Jobs Data: Employers, Workers Are Hard To Find
March 08, 2019  |  Economy

The data coming out would seem to indicate the labor market is as tight as might be possible. The headline numbers that came out Friday...

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US Inflation Balloons: 2.9 Pct Over Past 12 Months
US Inflation Balloons: 2.9 Pct Over Past 12 Months
August 13, 2018  |  Retail

Core inflation spiked 2.9 percent over the last 12 months, essentially flattening wage gains that had edged into the last several months’ economic reports. The July...

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