Mixed news on US jobs: Unemployment rate falls but hiring is …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.2% from 4.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Investors had hoped for more clarity on whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates by a...
U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 4.3% amid signs of ... - NBC News
WEBAug 2, 2024 · The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in July and hiring slowed, adding to signs of a broader downturn in what has been a solid U.S. economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that...
New data shows US job growth has been far weaker than initially ... - CNN
WEBAug 21, 2024 · CNN — US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual...
Americans are finding it harder to get a new job | CNN Business
WEBJun 27, 2024 · The number of Americans receiving jobless benefits for multiple weeks climbed to its highest level since November 2021, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
US jobless claims fall again as labor market continues to flash ...
WEBU.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 228,000 for the week ending July 15, from 237,000 previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some …
US jobless rate hits highest in two years - BBC
WEBMar 8, 2024 · America's unemployment rate crept up to the highest rate in two years last month, despite more jobs being created than expected. The jobless rate rose to 3.9%, …
US jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 238,000 from a 10-month high of 243,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which evens out weekly ups and downs, rose by 5,500 to …
Employment Situation Summary - 2024 M08 Results - U.S. Bureau …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was virtually unchanged at 1.5 million in August. The long-term unemployed accounted for 21.3 percent of all unemployed people.
WEBAmong the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (3.7 percent), teenagers (14.1 percent), Whites (3.8 percent), Blacks (6.1 percent), Asians (4.1 percent), and Hispanics (5.5 percent) showed little or no change in August. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
US applications for jobless benefits fall to ... - Associated Press News
WEBJan 11, 2024 · Jobless claim applications fell to 202,000 for the week ending Jan. 6, down by 1,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the week …