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The US is right around the corner from recovering the jobs lost during the pandemic
The economy is 524,000 payrolls away from hitting the job count it boasted in February 2020. If hir…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff,Julian…
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The case for the US avoiding a recession is still alive and well
The May jobs report shows businesses still hiring, but not at a wild pace. It's "probably about the…
Ben Winck
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The economy is still on track to finish its jobs recovery this summer
The US economy has recouped more than 96% of the jobs it lost at the start of the pandemic. The rem…
Ben Winck
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More workers had their hours cut to part-time in May as businesses reversed some of their hiring plans
The number of Americans involuntarily working part-time rose by 295,000 to 4.3 million last month, …
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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The US economy created 390,000 jobs in May, holding strong as the Fed ramped up its war on inflation
The latest jobs report showed the labor market recovery holding steady as interest rates jumped hig…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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The US economy added 428,000 jobs in April, beating expectations as the Fed tapped the brakes on the recovery
The Friday jobs report showed job growth holding strong last month as inflation stayed at four-deca…
Ben Winck
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The US jobs recovery will probably slow down soon. That's not a bad thing.
As more people get jobs, the fewer there are to hire. Plus, the Fed has begun pulling the levers me…
Ben Winck
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The US created 431,000 jobs in March, missing forecasts as the economy faced even-higher inflation
The economy added 431,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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The stellar February jobs report is the last one before the Fed starts pumping the brakes on the recovery
The Fed is poised to take the fight to inflation with its first rate hike since 2015. It's all but …
Ben Winck
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This jobs rebound is blowing past recoveries out of the water
After 24 months of recovery, US employment is just 1.4% lower than pre-crisis. It took 67 months to…
Ben Winck
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Biden urged workers to return to offices. The February jobs report shows they already are.
The number of workers calling out sick halved. Telecommuting dropped, and fewer businesses closed d…
Ben Winck
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The US added 678,000 jobs in February, trouncing expectations as the Omicron variant receded
The US economy created 678,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, the government announced Friday. Econom…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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The December jobs data doesn't include the worst of the Omicron surge — and it makes January's report even more important
Virus cases have surged four-fold since the December jobs survey ended. The January report will be …
Ben Winck
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The US added more jobs in 2021 than any year in history, and is recovering 3 times faster than after the Great Recession
The economy is recovering at three times the rate seen after the Great Recession. The US added 6.4 …
Ben Winck
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December jobs report is the worst of 2021 as US creates just 199,000 new payrolls during Omicron chaos
The December job gain fell well short of the median forecast of 450,000 and marked a slight slowdow…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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November jobs report misses forecasts as US adds just 210,000 new jobs amid supply-chain nightmare
Job creation last month badly missed the 550,000 estimate and showed the labor market slowing from …
Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz,Madison…
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October jobs report beats expectations with 531,000 new payrolls as the Delta variant fades away
Last month's job growth exceeded the average forecast of 450,000 new payrolls. It also marked an en…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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September jobs report misses expectations with just 194,000 new payrolls amid Delta slowdown
Last month's job gains missed the median forecast of 500,000 payrolls by a lot. It's a continued sl…
Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz,Madison…
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US payrolls post surprise drop of 140,000 in December, the first decline since April as America's labor-market struggles continue
The Friday report ends a seven-month streak of payroll additions for the US labor market and reflec…
Ben Winck
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US stock futures edge higher ahead of key jobs data as tumultuous Q1 comes to a close
Futures rose ahead of key jobs data that is expected to show unemployment fell in March, while oil …