The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported 4.8 million job openings in the U.S. as of the last day of October 2014, up slightly from the 4.7 million reported at the end of September, but overall things changed little month-over-month, according to the October 2014 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary released Tuesday.
Read More »Payrolls Jump by 321K in November; Unemployment Rate Holds
U.S. payrolls for November surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts, increasing at the highest rate in more than two years, according to a government estimate.
Read More »Consumer Sentiment Rises for Fourth Straight Month
Consumer sentiment hit yet another post-recession high in November, reflecting increased confidence in personal finances and the labor market heading into the holiday spending season.
Read More »Unemployment Rate Falls Year-Over-Year in 42 States, D.C.
Though regional and state unemployment rates changed little from September to October, 42 states and the District of Columbia saw year-over-year declines in their respective unemployment rates, according to the October 2014 Regional and State Employment and Unemployment report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Read More »Consumer Sentiment Ahead of November Predictions
Consumer sentiment in the United States jumped more than two points in a preliminary November estimate, beating economic forecasts and hitting a more than seven-year high.
Read More »Unemployment Rate Low, But Number of Americans ‘Not in Labor Force’ Near All-Time High
The October 2014 Employment Situation Summary released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on November 7 reported a nationwide unemployment rate of 5.8 percent, the lowest level in more than six years. However, a report released recently by the Pew Research Center indicates that while the U.S. unemployment rate is low, the number of people who are "not in the labor force," meaning they are not counted among the unemployed in the BLS survey, is near an all-time high.
Read More »Report: Job Openings Decline While Hires, Separations Increase
The number of job openings in the country declined slightly from August to September, while the number of hires and separations both increased, according to the September 2014 Job Openings and Labor Turnover report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.
Read More »October Sees Improvement in Labor Market Conditions
A gauge released this week shows the labor market improved at a moderate pace in October, with previous measures also seeing a lift in revision.
Read More »October Job Gains Pushing Housing Toward Recovery
The labor market is helping to boost housing recovery despite a weak virtuous cycle between the jobs and housing recently, according to research released by Trulia earlier this week.
Read More »Report: Consumer Confidence Recovers in October
At the moment, Americans' view of business conditions are mixed, with increases in both the number saying the business environment is currently good and those saying conditions are bad. On the jobs front, attitudes are slightly more positive: The share of consumers saying jobs are plentiful ticked up to 16.5 percent, while those saying jobs are hard to get fell marginally to 29.1 percent.
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