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The US economy just saw a big downward revision in jobs added over the last year. Why investors shouldn't sweat it.
"Job growth is still positive. If you are in the rate cut in September camp, these data all but sea…
Matthew Fox
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US weekly jobless claims fall to 837,000 as economic recovery grinds onward
Continuing claims, which track Americans currently receiving unemployment benefits, slid to 11.8 mi…
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims climb to 870,000 as pace of economic recovery slows
Prior-week unemployment numbers were also adjusted higher. The new figure represents a troubling in…
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims decline to 860,000 amid signs of economic recovery
Also encouraging was the fact that the aggregate measure of Americans receiving unemployment benefi…
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims hit 884,000, more filings than economists expected
The aggregate measure of people receiving unemployment benefits also came in higher than economist …
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims defy economists and climb back above 1 million as the labor-market recovery slows
The surprise increase in new unemployment claims followed two consecutive weeks of declines, signal…
Carmen Reinicke
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Boosted unemployment benefits didn't incentivize Americans to stay jobless, Fed study shows — diminishing one of Republicans' key arguments against extra payments
The findings suggest the supplement was meant "to provide the income needed for households to make …
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.2 million, fewer filings than economists expected
Weekly unemployment claims remain stubbornly high, even as states continue to reopen from pandemic …
Carmen Reinicke
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Nearly one third of people that have gone back to work after being laid off during the coronavirus pandemic have lost their jobs again, study finds
A new study from Cornell University shows that a second wave of coronavirus pandemic layoffs is hap…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.5 million, higher than economist forecasts
Despite the historically elevated number, Thursday's Labor Department report marked the 12th straig…
Carmen Reinicke
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Half of out-of-work Americans were unable to cover basic expenses in August as the additional unemployment benefit dropped to $300, study finds
A study from Morning Consult found that more unemployed Americans are struggling as the coronavirus…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims fall below 1 million for the first time since March
While the number of new unemployment filings remains stubbornly high, the figure slipped below 1 mi…
Carmen Reinicke
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Roughly 5.4 million Americans will struggle to pay bills this month without the extra $600 weekly unemployment benefit, survey finds
"Without additional funding, millions of unemployed Americans are at risk of financial insolvency b…
Carmen Reinicke
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Economists forecast that an additional 1.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
"The downward trend is obviously good news, but in the context of an economy that is re-opening it …
Carmen Reinicke
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Slashing extra federal unemployment benefits to $200 per week would lead to a 28% drop in consumer spending, study finds
"Higher replacement rates lead to significantly more consumer spending – even with increases in the…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, post second straight weekly increase
Weekly jobless claims remain elevated, even months into the coronavirus pandemic and as states have…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, the first increase since March, as spiking virus cases halt reopening plans
Weekly jobless claims have increased for the first time since March, after 15 straight weeks of dec…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.3 million, slightly exceeding economist forecasts
Although claims remain historically elevated, Thursday's report from the Labor Department marked th…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 881,000, fewer filings than economists expected
The aggregate measure of people receiving unemployment benefits also came in lower than economist f…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.3 million, less than economist forecasts
Despite the historically elevated number, Thursday's Labor Department report marked the 14th straig…