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Employers Added Way More Jobs Than Expected
US employers went on a hiring binge last month, adding 313,000 jobs, the most since July 2016, and drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market, per the AP . The figure of 313,000 easily surpassed the 205,000 economists had predicted, reports the Wall Street Journal... Go to Source Author:
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Now It’s Trump vs. Jay-Z
The subject in President Trump's Sunday morning Twitter crosshairs is somewhat less than likely: Jay-Z, reports Politico . He tweeted : "Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" The back-and-forth started Saturday night, when the rapper... Go to Source Author: Polly Davis Doig
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Jobs Report Is So-So, but It Continues a Streak
US employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but enough to suggest the economy entered the new year with solid momentum, per the AP . The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained at 4.1% for a third straight month, the lowest since 2000. Employers added nearly... Go to Source Author:
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Employers Add More Jobs Than Expected
US employers added a robust 228,000 jobs in November, a sign of the job market's enduring strength in its ninth year of economic recovery, per the AP . The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained at a 17-year low of 4.1%. The economy is expanding at a healthy... Go to Source Author:
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Unemployment Now at Lowest in 17 Years
US employers added a robust 261,000 jobs in October as the economy recovered from hurricanes that slammed the Southeast in September, per the AP . The Labor Department says the unemployment rate declined to 4.1%, the lowest in nearly 17 years, from 4.2% in September. The burst of... Go to Source Author:
