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December Payrolls Miss Forecasts as Hiring Slows Before Omicron’s Impact
December Payrolls Miss Forecasts as Hiring Slows Before Omicron’s Impact
January 07, 2022  |  Economy

Hiring missed economists’ payroll forecasts, with just 199,000 jobs added in December, lower than November’s meager gains of 210,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of...

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Paycheck to Paycheck Consumers Squeezed By Largest Import Food Price Increases In 10 Years
Paycheck to Paycheck Consumers Squeezed By Largest Import Food Price Increases In 10 Years
December 22, 2021  |  Economy

After months of anecdotal evidence and first-hand experience, new government data has confirmed and “put a number on” what most consumers already know all too...

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Inflation Hits 39-Year High With CPI up 6.8%
Inflation Hits 39-Year High With CPI up 6.8%
December 10, 2021  |  Economy

Inflation in the U.S. is at a 39-year high, with the consumer price index (CPI) up 6.8% in November over the previous month in 2020,...

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New Jobless Claims Beat Forecasts, Hit 52-Year Low
New Jobless Claims Beat Forecasts, Hit 52-Year Low
December 09, 2021  |  Economy

Initial unemployment filings fell to 184,000 in the week ended Dec. 4, a decrease of 43,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised level. This is...

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Payroll Growth Slowed in November as Omicron Threat Looms
Payroll Growth Slowed in November as Omicron Threat Looms
December 03, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Job growth slowed in November, posting the smallest increase this year with 210,000 jobs added after October’s upwardly revised 546,000 new positions, the Bureau of...

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New Jobless Claims Drop for the First Time in 4 Weeks
New Jobless Claims Drop for the First Time in 4 Weeks
October 07, 2021  |  Economy

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...

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New Jobless Claims Up for Third Consecutive Week
New Jobless Claims Up for Third Consecutive Week
September 30, 2021  |  Economy

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...

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First-Time Weekly Jobless Claims up Slightly as Worker Shortage Continues
First-Time Weekly Jobless Claims up Slightly as Worker Shortage Continues
September 23, 2021  |  Economy

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...

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New Pandemic Low For Jobless Claims Beats Forecasts
New Pandemic Low For Jobless Claims Beats Forecasts
August 19, 2021  |  Economy

New jobless claims dropped to a new pandemic-era low, coming in at 348,000 for the week ending Aug. 14, a drop of 29,000 from the...

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