20,000 decrease in jobless claims from prior week. On Thursday, the Department of Labor released the most up-to-date information on the health of the jobs economy. For the…
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Slow Job Market Impacts Federal Prisons
Cooks and nurses pulled in to make up guard deficit. The Justice Department’s budget allotted for the hiring of 20,446 correctional officers by the end of 2020, but…
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Highest Number of Open Jobs in U.S. History
President calls for renewing job search requirements for those receiving unemployment. On Tuesday, the Department of Labor released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which contains the…
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April Employment Falls Short of Expectations
Job search requirements suspended for collectors of unemployment during pandemic. In the report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, it said the economy added fewer…
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Labor Department Releases April Unemployment
Reports job growth slowed with only 266,000 jobs added. The Department of Labor released its economic indicators of the job market on Friday. The report found that the…
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President Increases Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Increase to $15 per hour will be effective by next March. On Tuesday, President Biden issued an executive order that raises pay rates to $15 per hour minimum.…
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Jobless Rate Rises Over Prior Week
Total number on unemployment at 18.2 million. The Labor Department announced on Thursday that the number of those seeking unemployment benefits for the first time had risen to…
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Private Sector Jobs Improve in March
Highest gains are in the service sector. Ahead of the coming release of the monthly job numbers by the Labor Department, a payroll company has reported the private…
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Unemployment at Lowest Point Since Pandemic Began
18.9 Americans still claiming benefits. Last week the number of jobless claims in the United States declined to the lowest point since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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House Passes COVID-19 Aid Bill
President likely to sign the bill on Friday. In a vote entirely along party lines, the House of Representatives voted to approve a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that…
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