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With 528,000 jobs added in July, the U.S. labor market is on fire: It's excellent news for job seekers, though Fed officials are likely to see reasons to ...
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With 528,000 jobs added in July, the U.S. labor market is on fire
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With 528,000 jobs added in July, the U.S. labor market is on fire: It's excellent news for job seekers, though Fed officials are likely to see reasons to ...
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With 528,000 jobs added in July, the U.S. labor market is on fire
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U.S. economy adds whopping 353,000 jobs in January: The first look at the 2024 labor market shows it's is on fire — not slowing down as previously thought.
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U.S. economy adds whopping 353,000 jobs in January
Quick Glance: Record Number of New Jobs in the US in January
  • New data from the Labor Department shows that the US economy added 353,000 jobs in January, with the unemployment rate at 3.7 percent.

  • The January jobs report far exceeded economists' expectations, who predicted a gain of 185,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.

  • "The labor market is the little engine that could, and it kept chugging away in January," said John Leer, chief economist at Morning Consult.

  • The surprisingly strong jobs report will exclude a rate cut in March and raises questions about how quickly the Fed will actually lower interest rates.
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Job openings stay close to lowest level since 2021: The number of open jobs in the economy stayed pretty flat in November, near a 2 1/2-year low reached in ...
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Job openings stay close to lowest level since 2021
Quick Glance: US Job Market Bounces Back
  • Significance: The demand is sufficient to not stoke inflation but still robust for workers to find a job.

  • Latest News: In November, 8.8 million job postings were reported according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

  • Hiring: 5.5 million new hires - 363,000 fewer than in October.

  • Resignations: The number of resignations fell to 3.5 million, a decrease of 157,000 from the previous month.
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Here’s why high interest rates haven’t caused a US recession: US interest rates have been at 23-year high for months, yet unemployment is low ...
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Here’s why high interest rates haven’t caused a US recession
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U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expected: Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 170,000 in December, according to a Dow ...
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U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expected
Quick Glance: US Employers Add Strong 216,000 Jobs in December
  • In December, the nation's employers added robust 216,000 jobs without COVID-19 lockdowns.

  • December's job gain exceeded the 173,000 added in November.

  • The government reported a strong job market, with steady job growth, rising wages, and cooling inflation.

  • The Fed prefers having more people enter the labor force to help ease the pressure on employers to sharply boost pay.
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Steep Fed rate cuts coming as job market weakens: Wells Fargo: The job market is probably only half as strong as it looks on the surface, Wells Fargo strategist ...
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Steep Fed rate cuts coming as job market weakens: Wells Fargo
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Fed’s Powell Ready to Support Job Market Even if Inflation Lingers: As inflation surged in 2022, the Federal Reserve moved to prevent a wage-hike spiral by ...
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Fed’s Powell Ready to Support Job Market Even if Inflation Lingers
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Weekly US unemployment claims rise slightly but job market remains strong as inflation eases
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Weekly US unemployment claims rise slightly but job market remains strong ...
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Jobs Numbers Mean Fed Could Cut Rates — But It Won’t (Yet): The latest jobs data are a reminder that the US economy might just come in for a landing this year.
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Jobs Numbers Mean Fed Could Cut Rates — But It Won’t (Yet)
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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 5: Asian equity markets were under pressure Tuesday with investors focused on China, where officials have set ...
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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 5
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Why the stock markets are so nervous about today's Fed interest rate decision: The economy in the USA is doing better than expected, but inflation has recently ...
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Why the stock markets are so nervous about today's Fed interest rate ...
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Another burst of hiring shows off the resilience of the US job market: Last month’s job growth marked an increase from a revised gain of 229,000 jobs in January ...
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Another burst of hiring shows off the resilience of the US job market
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Homeowners Versus Renters Is the New Elite Divide in the US: The high inflation and rock-bottom mortgage rates of just a few years ago created a different form ...
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Homeowners Versus Renters Is the New Elite Divide in the US
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CPI: Fed’s Data Dependence Fails When the Data Isn’t Dependable: Central bankers shouldn’t let month-to-month noise in consumer price inflation prevent them from ...
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CPI: Fed’s Data Dependence Fails When the Data Isn’t Dependable
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January Jobs Report Was a Blowout. Disregard the Seasonal Noise.: The economy and stock market are on a hot streak. Meanwhile, traders’ rate-cut expectations are ...
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January Jobs Report Was a Blowout. Disregard the Seasonal Noise.
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Has Team Transitory really won America’s inflation debate?: As prices cool, the battle heats up
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Has Team Transitory really won America’s inflation debate?
Quick Glance: Inflation and Your Money: What You Need to Know
  • Inflation continues to slow, straining US households since early 2021.

  • Estimate: Annual inflation rate to rise from 3.1% to 3.2% in December.

  • Consumer price index well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal.

  • Income and purchasing power have kept pace with inflation, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics.
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Gundlach Sees Grim Outlook for US Economy After Fed Decision: The US economic outlook still appears grim with a recession still likely to occur in 2024 along ...
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Gundlach Sees Grim Outlook for US Economy After Fed Decision
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Layoffs Hit 10-Month High As Financial And Tech Companies Slash 39,000 Jobs: January 2024 was one of the worst months for layoffs in 15 years, a new report shows ...
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Layoffs Hit 10-Month High As Financial And Tech Companies Slash 39 ...
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US applications for unemployment benefits fall again despite recent layoffs: The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/09/us-applications-for-unemployment-benefits-fall-again-despite-recent-layoff-announcements/
US applications for unemployment benefits fall again despite recent ...
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The U.S. economy is better than “goldilocks”: The situation is going well enough for Trump to insist again on the falsehood of the unemployment data
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The U.S. economy is better than “goldilocks”
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Illinois skirted a recession last year. Here’s what to know about the job market in 2024.
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Illinois skirted a recession last year. Here’s what to know about the job ...
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Exuberant investors are foaming at the mouth for a "soft landing": The market is trying to bully the Fed into declaring victory over inflation
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Exuberant investors are foaming at the mouth for a
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Massachusetts unemployment rose in December: The state’s jobless rate rose to 3.2 percent last month from 2.9 percent in November. The increase came as the ...
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Massachusetts unemployment rose in December
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US applications for jobless benefits rise but labor market remains solid: More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but not enough to raise ...
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US applications for jobless benefits rise but labor market remains solid
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What Recession? How So Many Economists Got It So Wrong: Fears of a recession are fading fast, but the debate over the flaws of economic forecasting is just ...
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What Recession? How So Many Economists Got It So Wrong
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How did America avoid a recession in 2023?: Economists predicted a downturn. It didn't arrive.
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How did America avoid a recession in 2023?
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More mass layoffs may be coming across Texas in 2024, Dallas Fed says: The number of mass layoff notices in 2023 jumped nearly 52% through October to a reduction ...
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More mass layoffs may be coming across Texas in 2024, Dallas Fed says
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There's a good chance the Fed hikes rates before cutting, market vet says: "We have to wonder, how can the Fed get to that 4.1% unemployment that they embedded ...
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There's a good chance the Fed hikes rates before cutting, market vet says
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This Is Why We Didn’t Have a Recession in 2023: The US economy has so far defied predictions.
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This Is Why We Didn’t Have a Recession in 2023
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Fed rate cuts to blow past views as unemployment hits 5%: economist: The Fed will slash interest rates "much more" than expected as the economy will weaken ...
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Fed rate cuts to blow past views as unemployment hits 5%: economist
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Minneapolis Fed Warns Unemployment Numbers Could Complicate Soft Landing: The Minneapolis Fed has issued a study examining the changed relationship between job ...
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Minneapolis Fed Warns Unemployment Numbers Could Complicate Soft Landing
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US Economy: 2024 Will Mark the End of the Post-Pandemic Era: The trade-off between bringing down inflation and harming growth will come back with a vengeance.
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US Economy: 2024 Will Mark the End of the Post-Pandemic Era
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US jobless claims shows resilience for the world's biggest economy: Latest US jobless claims and GDP data shows world's largest economy is still ...
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US jobless claims shows resilience for the world's biggest economy
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Cutting rates won't spark inflation, delaying risks recession: Krugman: Paul Krugman says the pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war stoked inflation ...
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Cutting rates won't spark inflation, delaying risks recession: Krugman
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The Fed Finally Loses Its Cautious Tone. Can It Deliver ‘Immaculate Disinflation’?
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The Fed Finally Loses Its Cautious Tone. Can It Deliver ‘Immaculate ...
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No Recession, But People Are Miserable as Year Nears End: Latest data tell a yearlong story of gradualism, not drama. For something more clear-cut, try China.
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No Recession, But People Are Miserable as Year Nears End
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Analyst who correctly predicted gold’s rally has a new target for 2024: Here's what gold prices and gold stocks may do next.
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Analyst who correctly predicted gold’s rally has a new target for 2024
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A Strong Jobs Report Makes Big Rate Cuts Unlikely in 2024: The Grinches in the financial-futures and Treasury market are probably going to be disappointed in the ...
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A Strong Jobs Report Makes Big Rate Cuts Unlikely in 2024
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Massachusetts economy faces challenges in 2024: Unemployment is low, inflation is falling, and the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates ...
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Massachusetts economy faces challenges in 2024
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'Severe recession' signals flashing in stocks, job market: strategist: Monster rallies in the S&P 500 have historically preceded the onset of a recession ...
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'Severe recession' signals flashing in stocks, job market: strategist
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Millions of Americans to Lose Their Jobs in 2024: The CBO predicts 4.4 percent U.S. unemployment in 2024, impacting 7.4 million workers amid economic shifts and ...
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Millions of Americans to Lose Their Jobs in 2024