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Unemployment claims rise to highest level in 8 months, signaling slowdown in job market
While filings remain at historic lows, the uptick in unemployment claims from last week could point to a slowing labor market ...
May jobs report released: Employers added 139K jobs; unemployment held steady
Job gains for March and April were revised down by a combined 95,000, portraying a weaker labor market than believed in late ...
Canada's unemployment rate in May at almost nine-year high outside of COVID years
Canada's unemployment rate in May jumped to its highest level in almost nine years outside of the pandemic era with 1.6 ...
Are you "functionally unemployed"? Here's what the unemployment rate doesn't show.
Many workers aren't working as much as they'd like. Here's what one expert says the federal unemployment rate fails to ...
These college majors have the highest unemployment rate
New data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that some majors are linked to higher-than-average unemployment ...
Canada’s unemployment rate in May at almost 9-year high outside pandemic years
Canada’s unemployment rate in May jumped to its highest level in almost nine years, excluding the peak of the COVID-19 ...
Fed likely to leave rates unchanged as US job market cools but doesn't crumble
Federal Reserve policymakers have already signaled they are in no rush to cut interest rates, and a government report on ...
Here’s How Unemployment Has Trended in Recent Years
The unemployment rate stayed flat at 4.2% in May, while job growth slowed slightly. In this chart, take a look at how ...