Job growth slowest since October 2023; temp numbers fall more - 5/03/2024
, the US unemployment rate edged up to 3.9% in April from 3.8% in March. The college-level unemployment rate rose as well to 2.2% in April from 2.1% in March.
Industries that did add jobs in April included
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Initial jobless claims unexpectedly fall by 2,000 - 3/21/2024
in firings,” Reuters quoted Rubeela Farooqi, chief US economist at High Frequency Economics, as saying. “We expect job growth to slow somewhat but the unemployment rate to remain low this year.”
Meanwhile
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Economists downgrade GDP outlook; negative growth for second half of 2023 - 12/16/2022
unemployment rate compared with their expectations in the previous survey.
They now expect the unemployment rate this month to be 3.7%, up from 3.4% cited in the June survey. According to their predictions ... Economy, jobless rate
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Canada adds 63,800 jobs in September, more than double economists’ expectations - 10/06/2023
might not find full-time work right away.”
“To keep the unemployment rate constant, approximately 50,000 additional jobs per month are needed given the immigration-driven population growth,” she said
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Veteran unemployment rate drops - 3/18/2015
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the US Armed Forces at any time since September 2001 fell by 1.8 percentage point year over year to 7.2% in 2014, the US Bureau ... The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the US...
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Four states tie for lowest unemployment rate in March - 4/16/2021
Four states tied for the lowest unemployment rate in March, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. It noted each of the states had a jobless rate of 2.9%, the lowest rate among all 50 ... Four states tied for the lowest unemployment rate in...
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Nevada Unemployment Rate Stays Highest - 8/19/2011
Nevada posted the highest unemployment rate among the states in July, despite also posting the largest year-over-year drop in jobless rate. Nevada’s unemployment rate of 12.9 percent in July ... Nevada Unemployment Rate Stays Highest
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US will keep adding jobs for now, though growth rate may slow: The Conference Board - 10/09/2023
and into next year, even if the rate of growth slows.”
Overall, the Employment Trends Index rose to a reading of 114.66 in September from 114.16 in August.
Eren pointed out the number of employees working ... US will keep adding jobs for now, though growth rate may slow: T...
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Fight against inflation could result in 1.2 million becoming unemployed (CNN) - 9/23/2022
Around 1.2 million people will become unemployed amid the Federal Reserve’s efforts to raise interest rates and tackle inflation, CNN reported. The estimate is based on Fed projections that the US ... Around 1.2 million people will become unemployed amid the Federal R...
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Hawaii posts lowest unemployment rate in February - 3/23/2018
Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in February at 2.1%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. New Hampshire and North Dakota followed, both at 2.6% on a seasonally ... Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in Febru...
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