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Another 1.3M Americans File Jobless Claims; COVID-Related Total Now Stands At 49M+
Another 1.3M Americans File Jobless Claims; COVID-Related Total Now Stands At 49M+
July 09, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) reported Thursday (July 9) that another 1,314,000 American filed initial claims for jobless benefits last week, bringing the total number...

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US Hiring Hit Rock Bottom In April As Coronavirus Downturn Deepened, JOLTS Report Shows
US Hiring Hit Rock Bottom In April As Coronavirus Downturn Deepened, JOLTS Report Shows
June 09, 2020  |  Economy

New hiring fell to an all-time low in April as coronavirus lockdowns took a steep toll on economic activity across the United States, according to...

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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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Labor Department: Layoffs, Discharges Jump 9.5M In March
Labor Department: Layoffs, Discharges Jump 9.5M In March
May 15, 2020  |  Economy

As the pandemic quickly transformed the labor market, layoffs in the U.S. surged to an all-time high in March. The count of individuals resigning from...

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Headwinds For Economy’s Reopening – If SMBs Can’t Rehire Workers
Headwinds For Economy’s Reopening – If SMBs Can’t Rehire Workers
April 23, 2020  |  SMBs

The cascade of Americans seeking unemployment benefits continues. In the latest tally from the U.S. Labor Department (released on Thursday, April 23), 4.4 million more...

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The Jobs Report, Business Strength – And The Stubbornly Persistent Trade Credit Gap
The Jobs Report, Business Strength – And The Stubbornly Persistent Trade Credit Gap
November 01, 2019  |  Economy

Yes, the jobs report was strong, and yes, there had been a bit of caution coming into the Friday report on the heels of the...

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Amid Trade War, US Job Growth Misses Estimates
Amid Trade War, US Job Growth Misses Estimates
September 06, 2019  |  Economy

The trade war, indirectly, seems to have had an impact on hiring. The latest data from the Labor Department show that in the United States,...

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Labor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
Labor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
April 30, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Gig economy companies Uber and Lyft just got support from the Labor Department, which ruled a company’s workers who clean homes don’t have to be...

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