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June 30, 2022, 12:54 PM
Slightly fewer Americans apply for jobless claims last week
Slightly fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting a still robust job market despite increasing layoffs in some sectors of the economy that have cooled in recent months
June 30, 2022, 12:54 PM
June 23, 2022, 1:04 PM
Fewer Americans file for jobless aid
Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust despite myriad economic pressures, including four-decade high inflation
June 23, 2022, 1:04 PM
June 16, 2022, 1:14 PM
Fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates
June 16, 2022, 1:14 PM
1 month ago
More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
More Americans applied for jobless aid last week but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low
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US job growth slows slightly as economy adds 390,000 jobs
The unemployment rate remained at 3.6%.
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Fewer Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week
Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week and the number of Americans collecting unemployment remain at historically low levels
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as the number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits remains near five-decade lows
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low
2 months ago
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Slightly more Americans seek jobless aid last week
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up slightly last week but the total number of Americans collecting benefits remained at its lowest level in more than five decades
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ABC News Live: Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.6%
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US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
The figure extending a streak of solid hiring.
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More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years
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Employers post record 11.5 million job openings in March
Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed
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Fewer Americans file for jobless claims last week
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell again last week and remain at historically low levels
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Fewest Americans collecting jobless aid since 1970
Applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week as the total number of Americans collecting aid fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years
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US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoffs
3 months ago
3 months ago
US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels
3 months ago
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President Joe Biden remarks on March jobs report
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3 months ago
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US unemployment rate dropped to 3.6%
President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the strategic petroleum reserve over the next six months to curb rising gas prices.
3 months ago
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Biden on jobs report: ‘Americans are back to work’
The president commented on the 431,00 jobs that were created in March and touted successes of the American Rescue Plan.
3 months ago
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Biden says ‘historic recovery’ as 431K jobs added in March
ABC News contributor Alexis Christoforous discusses how critical the economic recovery is to President Joe Biden’s administration with the midterm elections this year.
3 months ago
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US added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health
America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years
3 months ago
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Biden on jobs report: 'Americans are back to work'
President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks on the March jobs report from the White House on Friday.
3 months ago
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low
The government reports March jobs data on Friday.
3 months ago
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American weekly jobless claims at lowest level since 1969
Unemployment benefit applications last week fell to its lowest in 52 years
3 months ago
4 months ago
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs have settled to the low, pre-pandemic levels before 2020′s coronavirus recession
4 months ago
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Higher-than-expected 678,000 jobs added in February
Employers added more jobs in February than any month since July while unemployment is at 3.8%.
4 months ago
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Strong job growth points to COVID's fading grip on economy
In a buoyant sign for the U.S. economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month
4 months ago
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low level of layoffs across the economy
4 months ago
4 months ago
Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell to a 52-year low.
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5 months ago
Weekly US jobless claims up, but remain historically low
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low levels, reflecting relatively few layoffs across the economy
5 months ago
5 months ago
Jobless claims fall again for third straight week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the third straight week
5 months ago
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US added 467,000 new jobs in January
And Oxford economics jobs report shows that American workers are getting used to functioning in a pandemic.
5 months ago
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White House reacts to strong January jobs report
Jared Bernstein of the Council of Economic Advisers breaks down a jobs report that found an uptick in hiring, even as the omicron variant raged across the country.
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January job numbers jump higher than expected
There were 467,000 jobs added in January, a much higher number than expected despite the Omicron wave.
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Why January’s jobs numbers surprised the experts
The first jobs report of the year was highly anticipated -- and highly surprising. Yahoo! Finance correspondent Alexis Christoforous breaks down the gains in the labor market.
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Biden touts better-than-expected January jobs report
Employers added 467,000 jobs last month.
5 months ago
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US unemployment rate increased slightly to 4% up from 3.9% in December
ABC News political director, Rick Klein, and economics correspondent Deirdre Bolton discuss the new jobs report and if the increase in jobs is expected as COVID cases decline.
5 months ago
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US economy defies omicron and adds 467,000 jobs in January
In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added 467,000 jobs in January in a sign of the economy’s resilience even in the face of a wave of omicron infections last month
5 months ago
5 months ago
Biden touts stronger than expected jobs report: 'America is back to work'
President Joe Biden spoke on the strong January jobs report from the White House on Friday after officials had prepared for poor numbers.
5 months ago
5 months ago
US weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a month
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases economists blamed on the surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19
5 months ago
5 months ago
US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020′s brief but devastating coronavirus recession
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6 months ago
US jobless claims rise by 23,000 to 230,000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November
6 months ago
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What the hiring slowdown means for the U.S. economy
Breaking down today’s jobs numbers and what it means for the economy and inflation
6 months ago
6 months ago
Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%
The latest hiring figures fell below expectations for December.
6 months ago
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US jobless claims rise by 7,000, but still low at 207,000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels, suggesting that the job market remains strong
6 months ago
7 months ago
US jobless claims at 52-year low amid seasonal volatility
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession
7 months ago
7 months ago
US employers add 210,000 jobs in November: Jobs report
While jobs numbers fell short of expectations, the unemployment rate ticked down from 4.6% to 4.2%.
7 months ago
7 months ago
US jobless rate sinks to 4.2% as many more people find jobs
America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow their hiring — a mixed picture that pointed to a resilient economy that’s putting more people to work
7 months ago
7 months ago
President Joe Biden set to address nation about November jobs report
The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November, falling short of economists' expectations.
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