U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prices were higher in August, but not by levels that should have the inflation worriers overly concerned.
13 days ago
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.
14 days ago
Each week following the unemployment report, the U.S. Department of Labor releases its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary.
15 days ago
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...
20 days ago
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that initial jobless claims for the week of August 8 fell to less than a million.
1 month ago
Last Updated: 1 month ago
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.
1 month ago
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.
1 month ago
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.
1 month ago
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.
2 months ago
One of America's richest states had the highest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2 months ago
Last Updated: 2 months ago
One of America's poorest states had the lowest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics says that Nebraska's unemployment rate was the lowest in the country last month.
3 months ago
The jobless rate, while breathtakingly high among other groups in May, was still much lower than for people ages 16 to 19.
3 months ago
The Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report released on Friday was perhaps so strong that hopes for additional stimulus packages might actually fade.
3 months ago