First time unemployment benefit filers set 2024 record
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose dramatically last week to their highest point in more than a year ...
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What Is the Unemployment Rate?
The unemployment rate has an inverse relationship with the stock market and inflation, two key metrics for the overall ... Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED Economic Data.
Stock market today: Indexes slip as jobless claims rise ahead of highly anticipated jobs report
Indexes edged lower Thursday as investors took in an uptick in jobless claims and simmering tensions in the Middle East. A ...
The Conversation24d
Unemployment of 4.2% is a sign of RBA success, but it might not last. Here’s why
Jeff Borland has received funding from the Australian Research Council. Today’s news that an extra 47,500 Australians found work in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% is a ...
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JOBS REPORT: U.S. Adds Robust 254,000 Jobs And Unemployment Dips To 4.1%
The latest figures suggest that many companies are still confident enough to fill jobs despite the continued pressure of high ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
Economy adds 47,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate falls to 6.5 per cent
OTTAWA - The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to ...
Blowout September jobs data points to solid economy and slower Fed rate cuts, analysts say
September's 254,000 new jobs topped consensus forecasts by about 100,000. This means the Fed can probably slow the pace of ...
US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market
America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, the latest evidence that the U.S. labor market is ...
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What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
National unemployment was 8.7% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up from 8.4% last month and significantly more than double the 4.1% rate officially reported by the ...
The stock market is off to its best start to a year since 1997 under Bill Clinton
A massive port strike is threatening America’s delicate supply chains. The Federal Reserve is rushing to prevent unemployment ...
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Here's what consumers should know about the Federal Reserve's lowering rates
The Fed announced that it reduced its key rate by an unusually large half-percentage point, to between 4.75 and 5 percent, the first rate cut in more than four years. The central bank is acting ...