U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The U.S. unemployment fell to 7.9% in September as 661,000 people found jobs.
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Out of all the American cities the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks, these four had the highest unemployment rates in August.
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Prices were higher in August, but not by levels that should have the inflation worriers overly concerned.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its Producer Price Index for final demand in August, and there was no spike in the inflation report.
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Each week following the unemployment report, the U.S. Department of Labor releases its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary.
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Thursday’s sell-off in the stock market may have been profit taking in the market darlings after such massive runs, but there was already a growing fear that Friday’s unemployment report...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that initial jobless claims for the week of August 8 fell to less than a million.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the number of job openings was little changed in June. Some fear that this may have been the last boost from economic stimulus.
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The financial markets and Main Street agree that each release of the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Situation report is one of the most important as a fair measure of the economy.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has released its jobless claims report for the week ending August 1. Initial jobless claims fell to less than 1.2 million last week.
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While weekly jobless claims have been coming down from the peak March 28 report of nearly 6.9 million claims, the week of July 18 was the first actual gain in weekly jobless claims since that peak.
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One of America's richest states had the highest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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One of America's poorest states had the lowest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Unfortunately, the strong jobs report for June is now old enough that it may no longer be relevant, considering the COVID-19 case spike seen since the so-called reference week.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics says that Nebraska's unemployment rate was the lowest in the country last month.
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