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Unemployment claims tick up from pandemic low
Jun 17, 2021
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April.
Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation rises
Jun 16, 2021
The central bank raised its inflation forecast to 3.4% by year-end and expects to hike its benchmark interest rate twice by late 2023.
Consumer prices jumped again in May
Jun 10, 2021
There was a 0.6% increase in prices over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008.
Unemployment claims fall for 6th straight week
Jun 10, 2021
Jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 376,000 from 385,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Hiring was solid in May, but again not as high as expected
Jun 4, 2021
The pace of hiring picked up in May, with U.S. employers adding 559,000 jobs, but it missed economists' forecasts.
Unemployment claims drop for 5th week in a row
Jun 3, 2021
The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims dropped to 385,000, down 20,000 from the week before.
Unemployment claims continue to drop
May 27, 2021
The number of weekly jobless claims — a rough measure of the pace of layoffs — has fallen by more than half since January.
Yet another pandemic low for unemployment claims
May 13, 2021
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000.
Consumer prices jump 0.8% in April
May 12, 2021
The rise in inflation over the past year is at its fastest rate in more than a decade.
Hiring slows, employers add fewer jobs than expected in April
May 7, 2021
The number is 266,000 jobs, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers.