Tag: Labor Department
Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to...
U.S. hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign of...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hiring by America's employers picked up a bit in August from July's sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first...
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fall to 2-month low as layoffs...
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level in two months last week, signaling that layoffs remain relatively low...
U.S. job openings fall as demand for workers weakens
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could cool in the...
U.S. economy added 818K fewer jobs in year that ended in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The...
U.S. inflation slowed again in July, clearing way for interest rate...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in...
U.S. wholesale inflation slows more than expected in July
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further cooling as the Federal Reserve moves closer...
U.S. added just 114K jobs in July, unemployment rate hits 4.3%
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added an unexpectedly weak 114,000 jobs.
Friday's Labor...
Number of Americans filing for jobless claims hits highest level in...
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week, even as the labor market remains...
Paychecks grew more slowly this spring, a sign inflation may keep...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three months of the...
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