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Report: Job Growth In Next Decade Predicted Slower Than Great Recession
Report: Job Growth In Next Decade Predicted Slower Than Great Recession
September 01, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. employment is projected to increase by 6 million jobs over the decade from 2019 through 2029. But the annual growth rate is slower than...

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Consumer Price Index Reports First Rise In Three Months
Consumer Price Index Reports First Rise In Three Months
July 14, 2020  |  Economy

After three months of decline, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rose 0.6 percent in June for all...

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BLS: Consumer Price Index Fell In May
BLS: Consumer Price Index Fell In May
June 10, 2020  |  Retail

With the COVID-19 pandemic underway, consumer prices fell last month, led by drops in prices for motor vehicle insurance, energy and apparel. These price drops,...

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Surprise: US Jobless Rate Falls To 13.3 Pct
Surprise: US Jobless Rate Falls To 13.3 Pct
June 05, 2020  |  Economy

In a surprising jobless report, the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May as some jobs returned amid a partial reopening of the...

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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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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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BLS Report Shows Static Retail Jobs Picture
BLS Report Shows Static Retail Jobs Picture
March 06, 2020  |  Economy

Sometimes no news is good news. That’s the case with the new employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that retail jobs...

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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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Moody’s: April ADP Jobs Report Inflated
Moody’s: April ADP Jobs Report Inflated
May 01, 2019  |  Data

Payroll processor ADP’s report on the job market in April may have been inflated due to technical issues. Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi told...

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