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Record Jobs Gain Of 4.8 Million In June Smashes Expectations; Unemployment Rate Falls To 11.1%
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Another big contributor to the decline of the jobless rate was a plunge in those on temporary layoff. That total fell by... Read more
17.6 Million Unemployed Americans Probably Won't Return To Their Pre-pandemic Jobs
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The share of the workforce currently out of work with no reasonable chance of returning to their jobs is about 11%, or a... Read more
June Private Payrolls Rose 2.37 Million And There Was A Big Positive Revision For May, ADP Says
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Private payrolls grew by 2.369 million for the month, a bit lower than the 2.5 million expectation from economists surve... Read more
Total Of Those Receiving Unemployment Benefits Falls Below 20 Million
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Jobless claims totaled 1.48 million last week as unemployment related to the coronavirus pandemic remained stubbornly hi... Read more
A Tale Of Two Recessions: Some Americans Thrive As Others Suffer
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The recession is playing out much differently across wealth, race and gender divides. Some are bearing the brunt of the ... Read more
Another 1 Million Jobless Claims Show Congress May Need To Extend Extra Benefits Set To Expire
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Economists say the latest jobless claims report shows adds weight to calls for the extension of expanded unemployment be... Read more
Jobless Claims Total 1.5 Million, Worse Than Expected As Economic Pain Persists
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The elevated claims number persists even as all states have reopened to varying degrees and nonfarm payrolls grew by 2.5... Read more
While 21 Million Americans Were Unemployed As Of May, Long-term Joblessness Hasn't Seen An Uptick
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The number of Americans unemployed for a long stretch of time has remained steady since the start of the year. Families ... Read more
Job Openings Tumble To Lowest Level In More Than 5 Years
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As companies shed record-breaking numbers of employees, the total vacancies plunged to 5.05 million in April. Read more
May Sees Biggest Jobs Increase Ever Of 2.5 Million As Economy Starts To Recover From Coronavirus
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Nonfarm payrolls in May were expected to decrease by 8.333 million while the unemployment rate was seen rising to 19.5%,... Read more
May's Record Jobs Comeback: Here's Where The Jobs Are In One Chart
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CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for May based on data from the Labor Department. Read more
The May Unemployment Rate Is Expected To Be Near 20% As Millions More Lost Jobs
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About 8 million Americans lost their jobs in May, on top of the 20.5 million in April, and economists see unemployment p... Read more
Jobless Claims, Total Unemployment Level Worse Than Expected
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First-time claims for unemployment insurance were expected to total 1.775 million last week, according to economists sur... Read more
'The Covid-19 Recession Is Over,' Says Economist Zandi As May Job Losses Not As Bad As Feared
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Finding good news in the loss of another 3 million jobs isn't easy, but the steep drop in private payrolls for May could... Read more
Private Payrolls Decline By 2.76 Million In May, ADP Says, A Much Smaller Drop Than Feared
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The reported total was well below the 8.75 million estimate from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The reason for the wi... Read more
May Unemployment Looks Worse Than Expected, Signaling Another Bad Jobs Report Could Be Coming
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So far, state reopenings have not helped stem the rise in unemployment, which is expected to show another big jump in th... Read more
Jobless Claims Total 2.4 Million, Still Elevated Levels But A Declining Pace From Previous Weeks
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The total, while still well above anything the nation had seen in pre-coronavirus America, represents the seventh straig... Read more
CBO Projects 38% Drop In GDP, $2.1 Trillion Increase In The Deficit
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The CBO also projects 26 million more unemployed Americans than there were at the end of 2019. Read more
Unemployment Is Nearing Great Depression Levels. Here's How The Eras Are Similar — And Different
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The unemployment rate is at its highest since the Great Depression. The current situation differs from that of the early... Read more
Weekly Jobless Claims Total 2.981 Million, Bringing Coronavirus Tally To 36.5 Million
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The total 2.981 million new claims for unemployment insurance brought the coronavirus crisis count to nearly 36.5 millio... Read more