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US Jobless Claims Rise Along With Labor Costs
US Jobless Claims Rise Along With Labor Costs
May 04, 2023  |  Economy

U.S. unemployment claims climbed last week — as did the cost of labor — as productivity fell. That’s according to government data released Thursday (May...

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New Jobless Claims Drop To 400K, Lowest Level Since Pre-Pandemic
New Jobless Claims Drop To 400K, Lowest Level Since Pre-Pandemic
May 20, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. Labor Department had more good news on the economic front, as the (seasonally adjusted) number of people filing for unemployment dropped to 444,000...

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Small Business Jobs Grow, But Even-Smaller Firms Struggling
Small Business Jobs Grow, But Even-Smaller Firms Struggling
July 10, 2017  |  SMBs

How is U.S. employment stacking up? It depends on who you ask. The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday (July 7) that the country added 222,000...

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