unemployment


Job Layoffs Surge 35% To Highest Level To Start A Year In A Decade

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Total cuts hit 190,410, a 10.3 percent increase from the fourth quarter and 35.6 percent jump from the same period a yea... Read more

Payrolls Post Another Disappointing Month In March As Job Market Keeps Slowing

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Job growth hit an 18-month low in March amid increasing signs that the hiring boom may be running out of steam. Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall

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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting labor mark... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected

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The jobless claims report pointed to still strong labor market conditions, though the pace of job growth has slowed afte... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Increase More Than Expected

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The jobless data suggested the labor market was slowing, but probably not to the extent implied by a near-stall in job g... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Extends Loss After Weaker-than-expected Jobs Report

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The dollar extends its losses on Friday, following a weaker-than-expected February U.S. jobs report. Read more

Job Creation Grinds To A Near-halt In February; Wages Still On The Rise

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Job growth increased by just 20,000 in February after a blistering start to the year, even as the unemployment rate fell... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall

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The jobless claims data pointed to strong labor market conditions despite signs that job growth was slowing. Read more

Nearly Half Of All Companies Are Hiring, But Don't Expect A Big Salary Bump

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Median pay for full-time workers is now $52,672, up 1.3 percent from last year. Read more

US Jobless Claims, Continuing Claims Rise, Suggesting A Softening Jobs Market

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The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week and the number o... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall From A One-and-a-half-year High

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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 221,000 in the most recent week, down from the ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Decline After Upbeat Data On U.S. Employment And Manufacturing

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Gold futures decline on Friday following a key reading of U.S. jobs that came in better than expected and data that reve... Read more

Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart

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CNBC studied the net changes by industry for January jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more

Payrolls Surge By 304,000, Smashing Estimates Despite Government Shutdown

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Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected payrolls to rise by just 170,000. Stock futures and yields surged in react... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Jump To A Near One-and-a-half Year High

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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits surged to near a 1-1/2-year high last week, which ... Read more

US Unemployment At 17-year Low But Wage Growth Remains Painfully Slow

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Jobs report makes clear the US economy is on a firm footing but income levels nowhere near boom times. Read more

Over A Third Of UK Workers Are Unhappy In Their Current Jobs

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New survey finds hordes of workers looking for new jobs as Christmas approaches. Read more