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Unemployment rate
Tight labor market, strong holiday sales forecast might force retailers to pay higher wages
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Justin Ho
Oct 4, 2018
On Friday, we’ll get the latest jobs figures for the month of September. Economists are expecting a strong report, with unemployment expected to drop a bit from an already low rate. We’re also getting awfully close to the holiday hiring season, and sales are expected to be pretty strong, too. But with the unemployment rate […]
Why employers are feeling more pressure to raise pay
Sep 7, 2018
New data from the Labor Department show 201,000 new jobs were created in August, which is about average, month-in, month-out, for the past year. The unemployment rate was unchanged, at 3.9 percent. We’ve been sitting in that low-unemployment ballpark since mid-spring. Average hourly earnings for private sector workers accelerated in August. They’re up 2.9 percent compared […]
With unemployment so low, where are the workers coming from?
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Justin Ho
Aug 3, 2018
The U.S. economy created 157,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent. The last time was saw unemployment that low? The year 2000. What does all of this mean for wages? And for businesses looking to hire more workers?
What GDP tells us about the economy
Jul 26, 2018
GDP growth for the latest quarter is expected to be robust, but that is due in part to some unique elements of the quarter.
4.1 percent is the name of the unemployment rate game
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Amy Scott
Jan 5, 2018
But what about wages?
For people with disabilities, the unemployment rate is still pretty high
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Sean McHenry
Jul 24, 2017
For people with disabilities, finding a job can be a difficult journey.
Janet Yellen's job explained in five questions
Mar 15, 2017
The Fed chair is not shy about explaining what is and is not the job of the U.S. central bank.
For public good, not for profit.
What the February jobs report means for the upcoming Fed meeting
Mar 10, 2017
Expect a rate increase.
Does the government lie about economic figures?
Oct 17, 2016
A lot of people thinks so — especially supporters of Donald Trump, according to our poll.
U.S. economy adds 156,000 jobs in September
Oct 7, 2016
That figure is less than what analysts predicted.