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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...