NPR

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The last time the U.S. jobless percentage sat below 4 percent was in December of 1999. April brought net job gains, but fell short of economists' predictions.

NPR

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Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.

Los Angeles Times

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WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits soared to unprecedented levels last week as new government data put into stark relief the magnitude of the economic pain caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The Labor Department said

TechLife News

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For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain economy. Furlou

Chicago Tribune

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The decade now coming to an end delivered an underappreciated benefit to Americans that they'd surely notice if it were missing: Extraordinary job growth. While it's true, as we wrote in an accompanying editorial, that the 2010s don't yet have a defi

NPR

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Google advertised its new job search tool for veterans during the Super Bowl. The goal is to help vets get hired. But how many veterans work at Google?

NPR

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The economy gained a stronger-than-expected 223,000 jobs and the unemployment rate edged down to an 18-year low. President Trump hinted at a strong report more than an hour before its release.

Los Angeles Times

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WASHINGTON - Private employers accelerated their hiring in August, adding a robust 237,000 net new jobs in a sign that the labor market remains strong and should start pushing up wages. The figures released Wednesday by payroll firm Automatic Data Pr

5280 Magazine

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When 2020 began, 55-year-old Antonio Delarosa had steady work as a day laborer with a Denver pavement company. The job required laying asphalt for 14 hours a day, but he was glad for the income—he could afford to send money to his kids in Greeley and

The Atlantic

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All the good PR in the world won’t raise wages or improve benefits for a company’s employees.

NPR

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The Labor Department says U.S. employers added just 661,000 jobs last month, as unemployment fell to 7.9%, showcasing an economic recovery that is losing steam.

Sunday Independent

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THE DOMINO effect of Covid-19 on South Africa’s struggling economy has caused unemployment to rise to historical highs. Statistics SA reported that 32.5 percent of the workforce was unemployed in December. That equates to about 7.2 million South Afri

NPR

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Some businesses are struggling to find workers even as millions are unemployed, as the pandemic has made this a recession like no other.

The Atlantic

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The U.S. economy added 222,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department said Friday, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.4 percent. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected the addition of 179,000 jobs. The jobless rate was a slight increa

NPR

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Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.

Chicago Tribune

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Remember the start to Donald Trump's presidency? Feels like a million years ago, and a million news cycles, we know. But on Jan. 23, 2017, his first work day in office, Trump made it clear that his Job One would be boosting economic growth. The presi

Sunday Tribune

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NEARLY 600 000 employees who have claimed the Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (Ters) benefits had now lost their jobs. The UIF this week said that 578 677 of those who claimed Ters have joined the queues of the unemployed. UIF spokesperson Makhoso

NPR

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U.S. jobs growth has averaged 174,000 per month so far in 2017, compared to an average monthly gain of 187,000 in 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says.

Sunday Independent

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A RECRUITMENT agency boss has warned that the number of jobless South Africans increasing by 7.5% recently to 30.8%, the official figure recorded for the third quarter, may spawn effects such as mental illness and depression. As job scarcity worsens

NPR

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One month after large and destructive storms disrupted the U.S. economy, job creation rebounded somewhat and the unemployment rate fell again.

NPR

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The number of estimated jobs last month topped the expectations of most economists. Average hourly wages rose by 9 cents.

NPR

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The unemployment rate for black workers has now dropped below 8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Some of April's biggest job gains came in hospitality, health care and social assistance.

The Atlantic

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In the final month of 2017, the U.S. economy added 148,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All told, an additional 2.11 million jobs were added in all of 2017—a performance that

The Atlantic

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On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. labor market shed 33,000 jobs in September—the first decline in the total number of paid positions in the economy in seven years. The unemployment rate, however, fell to 4.2 percent fro

Post South Africa

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MORE than 700 workers from the underwear manufacturer Playtex will join the growing queues at the unemployment office after a decision was made to liquidate the 60-year-old company. Staff were notified on January 7 that Hanes South Africa Pty had fil

NPR

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Economists say the pickup in wages has been sluggish. One possible reason is that high-earning baby boomers are leaving the workforce. And some people aren't looking to work because wages are too low.

Sunday Tribune

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THE DOMINO effect of Covid-19 on South Africa’s struggling economy has caused unemployment to rise to historical highs. Statistics SA reported that 32.5 percent of the workforce was unemployed in December. That equates to about 7.2 million South Afri

NPR

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U.S. employers added a better-than-expected number of jobs last month, boosted in part by the return of General Motors workers who had been on strike in October. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.

TechLife News

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The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated layoffs. The latest figures for jobless claims, issued Thursday by the Labor Department, re

NPR

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Women got the lion's share of new jobs in December and now outnumber men on U.S. payrolls. This unusual situation reflects the growth of industries like health care where women dominate.