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employment

Employment is a relationship between two parties, usually based on contract where work is paid for, where one party, which may be a corporation, for profit, not-for-profit organization, co-operative or other entity is the employer and the other is the employee.

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Fewer Americans File for Unemployment, but More Remain Unemployed
Fewer Americans File for Unemployment, but More Remain Unemployed
November 21, 2024  |  Economy

Fewer Americans are filing for unemployment benefits, but more are remaining unemployed after filing, the Department of Labor (DOL) said Thursday (Nov. 21). The number...

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Fannie Mae Upgrades Outlook on US Economy
Fannie Mae Upgrades Outlook on US Economy
October 17, 2024  |  Economy

America’s economy is in a better place than previously thought, new Fannie Mae research shows. The mortgage company’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group released these findings Thursday (Oct....

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Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
October 07, 2024  |  Economy

Monday (Oct. 7) marked a double dose of economic data that provided a continued diet of mixed signals. First up, the Federal Reserve’s latest data on...

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Labor Market Uneven in August: Job Openings up, but Services Hit Hard
Labor Market Uneven in August: Job Openings up, but Services Hit Hard
October 01, 2024  |  Economy

In the U.S. economy, the jobs market has been volatile to say the least. To that end, the most recent Job Openings and Labor Turnover...

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Fed Rate Cut Looms as Labor Market Sends Mixed Signals
Fed Rate Cut Looms as Labor Market Sends Mixed Signals
September 09, 2024  |  Economy

Mixed signals on the health of the U.S. labor market persisted Monday (Sept. 9) as The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) showed reason for...

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Employment Trends Index Points to Gloomier Times Ahead for Already-Stretched Households
Employment Trends Index Points to Gloomier Times Ahead for Already-Stretched Households
August 05, 2024  |  Economy

On a day when a stock market rout promised to become a full-fledged bloodbath, and as recession fears mounted, the latest spate of economic data...

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Unemployment Claims Hit Highest Level in Almost a Year
Unemployment Claims Hit Highest Level in Almost a Year
August 01, 2024  |  Economy

New U.S. unemployment claims have reached their highest level in close to a year. According to Labor Department data released Thursday (Aug. 1), jobless claims...

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Identity Watchdog Group Says GenAI Has Spiked Job Scams
Identity Watchdog Group Says GenAI Has Spiked Job Scams
July 07, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) helped drive a 118% increase in job scams in 2023. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) said in a June 26 press...

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Jobs Report Projected to Show Cooling Wage Growth
Jobs Report Projected to Show Cooling Wage Growth
July 04, 2024  |  Economy

This month’s jobs report is projected to show slowing hiring and cooling wages. That’s according to a survey of economists published Thursday (July 4) by Bloomberg News,...

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