Tag: Employment/Unemployment Figures
How those strong jobs figures could weaken Biden’s re-election prospects
President Joe Biden issued a statement Friday celebrating the latest blowout jobs report. They showed “another month of strong wage gains and employment gains of [Read more about this post…]
Fed interest-rate decision and January jobs report takes center stage this week
Inflation is slowing toward pre-pandemic levels and the U.S. economy is still surprisingly strong. The stage is also set for the Federal Reserve to cut [Read more about this post…]
3 ways to prep for a tougher job market in 2024: ‘A lot of doors are closing.’
The economy pumped out a surprisingly strong 216,000 new jobs in December, the Department of Labor said Friday, suggesting lots of residual strength in a [Read more about this post…]
Jobless claims inch up to 205,000. Layoffs in the U.S. hover near record low.
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week inched up to 205,000, indicating layoffs remain very low during the holiday [Read more about this post…]