Unemployment Decreases to 6.7% The Labor Department released its evaluation of the U.S. jobs market on Friday, highlighting an ongoing but slow recovery from the massive hit brought…
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Labor Department Reports Climbing Unemployment
Data released last week updates covid impact. Labor Department reports paint an increasingly concerning picture of the impact of the pandemic on the U.S. economy. The most recent…
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Aid to Unemployed Set to Expire
Nearly 14 million Americans will lose benefits. According to a Department of Labor Report, millions of American families receiving unemployment benefits under pandemic programs will see them expire…
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Administration Hosts Rethink Work-Based Learning Event
Education and Labor Departments collaborate on Career Technical and Adult Education. This month, a group of leaders from business, workforce, and education met for a “Rethink Work-Based Learning”…
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Jobless Claims at Lowest Since March
Businesses lament lack of available workers. New applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply to 709,000 last week, down from 757,000 the week before. The numbers suggest layoffs are…
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Job Openings Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Labor market is a good sign for economic recovery. The number of job openings in America has been climbing since spring and is now nearly back to where…
Read MoreLabor Department Reports Surprising Increase in Jobs
Employment jumps 638,000 as unemployment drops. The Labor Department’s monthly report, released Friday, surprised many economists with an unpredicted reduction to the unemployment rate, dropping a full once…
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Good Economic News Ends Third Quarter
Jobless claims down, GDP grew. In what President Trump describes as a “V-shaped” recovery, the end of the third quarter brought evidence of a bounce back from pandemic…
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Labor Department Releases Jobs Numbers
Unemployed Americans drop by 55,000 last week. The Labor Department released its updated diagnostic of the American jobs market on Thursday. The finding from their report was that…
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Labor Department Releases Job Numbers
Layoffs continue to be high. The Department of Labor released its job market report on Thursday, showing the addition of 661,000 nonfarm jobs in September. The unemployment rate…
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