Weekly Jobless Claims Bring No Omen for Friday’s Unemployment and Payrolls Report
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its weekly jobless claims for the week ending July 1, claims had dropped by a much larger amount than expected.
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What If the Jobs Report Shows June Added No Jobs?
The upcoming Employment Situation Report for June could show the economy has stalled, at least in terms of the addition of new jobs.
New Orleans and Baton Rouge Employers Expect No Change in Employment in Q3
Employers in all 100 of the largest MSAs expect net payroll increases in the third quarter. The expected increases among employers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are the smallest.
More Than Half of US Workers Too Busy to Take Time Off
U.S. workers report that they took just 16.2 days of vacation in 2015, nearly a full week less than they had earned.
Relax About the Jobs Report, It’s Not That Bad
Meager job growth of only 38,000 jobs for May has the doomsayers and perma-bears all up in arms again. Here are some points to consider when analyzing what initially looks like a jobs report…
Unemployment May Start to Rise
After the May jobs report, Jonathan Wright of Johns Hopkins University wrote for the Brookings Institute that the United States may have lost jobs last month.
Utah Is State Adding the Most Jobs
The state that added the most jobs between April 2011 and April 2016 was Utah, according to a recent 24/7 Wall St. special report.
Weekly Jobless Claims Bring Back Scares to the Great Employment Economy
Weekly jobless claims posted a serious jump in the week ending May 7, bringing the figure closer to that old 300,000 weekly norm.
Berkeley: 1 in 3 US Manufacturing Workers Get Public Aid
Between 2009 and 2013, the federal government and the states spent more than $10 billion annually on public safety net programs for 34% of frontline manufacturing production workers and their families.
BLS JOLTS Report Shows Almost 5.8 Million Job Openings in America
Each month brings a new unemployment and payrolls report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Each one of those is followed by the so-called JOLTS report — this is the Job Openings and…
Payrolls Hope May Fade After Weekly Claims and Jobs Data
Friday's key payrolls report is one of the biggest reports watched by traders, investors and economic watchers. The news on the jobs front has remained solid so far.
ADP Showing Solid Wage Gains for Younger Workers
It wasn’t that long ago that the younger workers were being punished by prospective employers for a lack of experience. According to the ADP Workforce Vitality Report for the first quarter of 2016, it…
1 Million People Still Out of Work in California
The unemployment rate in March in California was more than 5%. Because the state's labor force is so large, that was more than a million people out of work.
More Strikes, Protests Demand $15 Hourly Wage
On Thursday, more than 300 strikes and protests are expected to take place across the United States in support of a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights for workers.
Jobless Claims Hover Near Record Lows
Currently, jobless claims are holding at record lows, indicating a lack of layoffs and ongoing strength for the nation's labor market.