Tag: labor force participation
Strong job growth powers R.I. economy in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Job growth helped power the state’s economy in the first quarter of 2024, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the Center...
U.S. unemployment headed below 3% unless Fed acts to slow growth
WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment is primed to fall significantly further and could drop below 3 percent for the first time since 1953, the year...
U.S. added 313,000 jobs in February; wage gains slow to 2.6%
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added the most workers since mid-2016 as labor-force participation swelled, while below-forecast wages and a downward revision to January’s figure suggest...
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