Jobless claims rose for second week in a row. As coronavirus numbers have climbed across the nation, unemployment numbers have increased with them. Jobless claims were up by…
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Lawmakers Close to Aid Deal with Stimulus
Package is roughly $900 billion. Congressional lawmakers are expected to reach a deal on a coronavirus relief deal that would include another round of direct payments to households.…
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Labor Department Releases November Jobs Report
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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