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After high school ends, the choice of college and major is a difficult one for many students. In today's age, getting a job ...
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is taking a growing toll on a weakening labor market, economists say. Forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg estimate the Labor Department on Friday, Aug. 1 ...
Similarly, the jobs market isn't terrible. Yes, unemployment is up and layoffs aren't encouraging, but 4.2% is still a historically low unemployment rate.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported that the unemployment rate in Virginia rose again in June, to 3.5 percent. The BLS report notes that “Virginia had the only rate increase” in ...
This trend of increasing unemployment is at odds with the picture of the rest of the U.S., where unemployment held steady at 4.2% from April to May, elevated only a little from the rate 12 months ago.
That could mean the unemployment rate goes up from its current 4.2% to 4.7% by the end of the year, says Tedeschi. That represents "roughly half a million people," he says.
The US private sector lost jobs in June, the first negative month in more than two years, according to new data Wednesday from payroll provider ADP.
The woes of job-hoppers are a particularly visible sign of a wider trend: the softening of America’s once rock-solid labour ...