Applications for Jobless Aid Fall to Lowest in 50 Years
The number of people applying for unemployment aid fell last week to its lowest level in nearly five decades, solid evidence that the job market is healthy and layoffs scarce.
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Job Openings Fall Half a Million But Still Outpace Jobless
The number of open jobs in the U.S. dropped more than 500,000 to 7.1 million in February, the lowest level in nearly a year, but there are still almost 1 million more available positions than unemployed Americans.
Read moreJobs Market Rebounds With 196,000 New Positions
American employers added 196,000 new jobs in March, dwarfing the paltry gains from the month before and showing that businesses are still hiring despite worries about an economic slowdown.
Read moreWeekly Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Mark Since 1969
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in 49 years last week, indicating that companies are keeping employees despite fears of an impending economic slowdown.
Read moreEmployers Added Surprisingly Low 20,000 Jobs in February
The U.S. economy gained just 20,000 jobs last month, marking the lowest monthly increase in over a year, while unemployment dropped slightly and wages grew faster.
Read moreWeekly Unemployment Claims Rise Slightly to 225,000
Easing fears of an impending slowdown in the jobs market, applications for unemployment benefits grew only slightly more than economists had expected last week.
Read moreRequests for Unemployment Benefits Down 23,000
The Labor Department said Thursday that 23,000 fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, indicating a low level of layoffs and a strong job market.
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Releasing its World Employment Social Outlook on Wednesday, the International Labor Organization found a slight worldwide drop in unemployment last year, down to 5 percent from 5.1 percent in 2017.
Read moreUS Job Openings Jump to Record High of 7.3 Million
U.S. employers posted the most open jobs in December in the nearly two decades that records have been kept, evidence that the job market is strong despite several challenges facing the economy.
Read moreFinnish Basic Income Trial: Creates Happiness, but Not Jobs
A nationwide experiment with basic income in Finland has not increased employment among those participating in the two-year trial, but their general well-being seems to have increased, a report said Friday.
Read moreIreland Can’t Hinge Family Benefits on Employment Status
Chiding Ireland for withholding three years of family benefits from an unemployed Romanian immigrant, Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday that the law makes no demand on employment status to award such aid.
Read moreUS Employers Added 304,000 Jobs During Shutdown
Despite a partial government shutdown that lasted through most of January, the Labor Department said Friday that American employers added 304,000 jobs last month, continuing the longest job-creation streak on record.
Read moreTrump Pushes Trifecta: Buy American, Hire American, and China
Whenever the subject of U.S. manufacturing comes up, President Donald Trump inevitably pivots to China. A viral YouTube video mashes up Trump spitting out the country’s name hundreds of times, blaming it for unemployed U.S. factory workers.
Read moreWeekly Unemployment Claims Up From 49-Year Low
(CN) – The Labor Department said Thursday that 53,000 more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, an increase from
Read moreRequests for Jobless Benefits Lowest in Decades
In another good sign for the U.S. job market, the Labor Department said Thursday that the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in nearly 50 years.
Read moreTop NJ Court Critical of Benefits Denial to Let-Go Workers
A lawyer for New Jersey faced tough questions Monday from the state Supreme Court while arguing that workers who lost jobs they never quite started are disqualified from collecting unemployment.
Read moreEmployers Added Better-Than-Expected 312,000 Jobs in December
Beating expectations and easing fears of a recession, American employers added 312,000 jobs in December amid a struggling stock market, partial government shutdown and economic slowdown worldwide.
Read moreVolunteer Firefighter Pushes for Benefits After Injury
A firefighter who broke her leg slipping on ice while responding to a blaze fought for benefits Thursday at the New Jersey Supreme Court, denying that volunteer status should disqualify her from workers’ compensation.
Read moreWages Up as Employers Add 155,000 Jobs
The Department of Labor said Friday that American employers added just 155,000 jobs in November while unemployment has held steady and average pay grew by just over 3 percent.
Read moreInmates Contest Plan for Prison Above Kentucky Mine
A $444 million plan to build a new federal prison in a sensitive region of Appalachia ravaged by coal-mining operations drew a lawsuit Monday from 21 inmates.
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