Tag: employment
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…]
Opinion: Work is more dangerous for young people. Here’s what employers can do about it.
Think about your first job. Maybe it was delivering pizza, bagging groceries, busing tables or doing landscaping work. Did you get enough training to avoid [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…]
