Tag: Labor Department
U.S. producer prices rise modest 2.6% in May with inflationary pressures...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild.
The Labor Department reported Thursday...
Inflation rose slightly last month as grocery prices ticked higher
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as food costs rose, though overall inflation remained mostly tame.
Consumer prices increased 2.4%...
U.S. weekly jobless claims jump to highest level in eight months
WASHINGTON (AP) – Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing...
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face of uncertainty arising from President Donald...
U.S. consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans' views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level...
Inflation cooled in April as grocery and gas prices fell, few...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect, though economists and many...
U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall despite uncertainty over Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump's tariffs will...
U.S. employers added a surprising 177K jobs in March
WASHINGTON (AP) – American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald...
U.S. consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era low as trade war stokes...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans' confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19...
U.S. wholesale inflation fell in March, but trade war clouds outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook...
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