Tag: U.S. unemployment
R.I. August unemployment rate 3rd lowest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-lowest unemployment rate in New England in August at 2.8%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of...
More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.
Applications...
U.S. jobless claims stay at historically low levels
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels.
Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 166,000...
Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low number of layoffs across the economy.
Jobless claims fell by 18,000...
Unemployment drops to 6.9% and U.S. adds a solid 638,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) – United States employers added 638,000 jobs in October, a solid pace though far fewer than needed to regain most of the...
U.S. jobless claims soar to record 3.3 million as layoffs jump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week – more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 –...
U.S. payrolls miss estimates as wages cool in sign of downshift
WASHINGTON – United States private hiring was less than forecast in September as wage gains cooled, offering a warning that the record-long expansion may...
U.S. adds 261K jobs as hurricane effect reverses; pay stalls
NEW YORK - United States employers added the most workers in a year, rebounding from September’s slowdown, as people resumed work after hurricanes Harvey and...
U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest level since before hurricanes
NEW YORK - Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level since late August, before major hurricanes sent jobless claims...
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