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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
The Jobs Recovery Could Be Choppy, With Some Coming Back Quickly And Others Lost Forever
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Construction and manufacturing may be some of the quickest sectors to regain jobs, experts say, but the hospitality indu... Read more
A Record 20.5 Million Jobs Were Lost In April As Unemployment Rate Jumps To 14.7%
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Both numbers easily smashed post-World War II era records and help reflect the profound damage done through efforts used... Read more
Fed's James Bullard Says The Jobs Report On Friday Will Be One Of The Worst Ever
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Bullard's comments came minutes before ADP reported that private payrolls shed more than 20 million jobs in April amid c... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 3.84 Million, Topping 30 Million Over The Last 6 Weeks
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Jobless claims for the week ended April 25 came in at the lowest level in a month but bring the rolling six-week total t... Read more
These 25 States Are Already Paying Gig Workers And Self-employed Americans Unemployment
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Half of states are currently paying out unemployment compensation under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, wh... Read more
Millions Can't Access Unemployment Benefits So Actual Job Losses Are Likely Greater Than Data Shows
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The number of Americans who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic could be even bleaker than official gov... Read more
