unemployment

‘Long Overdue’: Trump Administration Closes H-1B Loopholes To Incentivize Hiring American Workers

The Trump administration announced rule changes Tuesday intended to encourage American companies who petition for workers under the H-1B visa…

5 years ago

New Unemployment Claims Decrease To 837,000, Beat Expectations

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 837,000 last week as the economy continues to suffer the…

5 years ago

New Unemployment Claims Increase to 870,000, Exceed Expectations

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 870,000 last week as the economy continues to suffer the…

5 years ago

New Unemployment Claims Decrease To 860,000, Beating Predictions

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 860,000 last week as the economy continues to suffer the…

5 years ago

US Economy Added 1.4 Million Jobs In August, Unemployment At 8.4%

The U.S. economy added 1.4 million jobs in August, while unemployment fell to 8.4%, according to Department of Labor data…

5 years ago

Jobless Claims Fall Slightly to About 1 Million, Unemployment Drops Below 10%

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 1,006,000 last week as the economy continues to suffer the…

5 years ago

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Below 1 Million For First Time Since March

Around 963,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week, marking the first time the figure dropped below 1 million since…

5 years ago

1.19 Million Americans Filed For Unemployment Last Week

The Department of Labor reported Thursday that over 1.19 million Americans filed additional claims for unemployment last week, a slight…

5 years ago

Businesses Drastically Reduced New Hires In July According To Private Payroll Processor

Private sector job creation for displaced workers slowed in July, with private payroll increases not meeting the growth expected by…

5 years ago

Are Unemployment Benefits Creating a Welfare State?  

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm and while Canada has done a good job at controlling its…

5 years ago

Unemployment Claims Rise For The First Time Since April To 1.4 Million

The Department of Labor reported Thursday that over 1.4 million Americans filed additional claims for unemployment last week, marking the…

5 years ago

May Jobs Report: 2.5 Million Jobs Gained, Unemployment Falls To 13.5%

The U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May, while the unemployment declined to 13.5%, according to Department of Labor…

5 years ago

1.9 Million New Jobless Claims this Week

The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday that about 1.9 million new jobless claims were filed over the past week. The latest…

5 years ago

JPMorgan Foresees An Apocalyptic Second Quarter, With Unemployment Hitting 20 Percent

JPMorgan economists expect the second quarter to be a bad one, with 25 million jobs lost and a sizable chunk…

5 years ago

St Louis Fed President Projects Unemployment Rate Hitting 30% If Shutdowns Continue Amid Virus Panic

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard warns that the U.S. unemployment rate will soon hit 30% as…

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