All posts tagged "Unemployment"

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  US Unemployment Claims Slide by 14,000 to 246,000

  Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, another sign that U.S. workers are enjoying job security

  • Posted February 2, 2017
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  Unemployment drops, inflation jumps as Europe recovers

  Europe's economic recovery is gathering speed

  • Posted January 31, 2017
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  US Unemployment Claims Tick Up to 259,000, but Remain Low

  WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remained low enough to suggest that most Americans enjoy job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly claims for unemployment aid...

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  Puerto Ricans could ease South Dakota dairy labor shortage

  Hiring Puerto Rico's unemployed residents "would be a significant success for the U.S. dairy industry"

  • Posted January 14, 2017
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  Brazil’s unemployment jumps to 11.9 percent

  The rate is the highest since 2012 and nearly 3 percentage points higher than it was during the same period last year

  • Posted December 29, 2016
• Hiring Rises at Robust Pace In 9 US States Last Month

  WASHINGTON – Employers stepped up their hiring in nine U.S. states last month and cut jobs in two amid modest improvement in the nation’s labor market. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates fell sharply in...

  • Posted December 16, 2016
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  Puerto Rico Unemployment rate for November pegged at 11.9%

  SAN JUAN – Labor Secretary Vance Thomas announced Friday the publication of the most recent employment and unemployment statistics and non-farm payroll employment for November, which reflect that the island’s unemployment rate continues to decline. “Data from...

  • Posted December 16, 2016
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  Yellen signals caution about Trump’s economics stimulus plan

  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged deep tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending to restore lost jobs, accelerate the economy and bring prosperity to more Americans. Janet Yellen has her doubts. After a presidential campaign full...

  • Posted December 15, 2016
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  Jobs Report Shows Trump to Inherit Solid but Uneven Economy

  WASHINGTON — The U.S. jobs report on Friday made one thing clear: President-elect Donald Trump will inherit the same two-track U.S. economy that bedeviled his predecessor. Hiring is solid and the unemployment rate low. But longer-term problems...

  • Posted December 2, 2016
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  Trump inherits durable but sluggish economy

  Americans who elected Trump are longing not just for change but for a reversal of the Obama era

  • Posted November 10, 2016