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Job growth hasn't been as strong as we thought. But it's still growth.

by Caleigh Wells
Aug 21, 2024
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reduced its initial count of new jobs between March 2023 and March 2024 by more than 800,000.
U.S. job growth between early 2023 and early 2024 was almost 30% lower than originally reported.
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Economists expect tapering job growth for December

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 4, 2024
November job openings also trended down but were still above pre-pandemic levels.
Job openings continued to trend down in November, just as they’ve been doing for over a year.
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The job market might finally be returning to "normal," economists say

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 5, 2023
Experts are predicting a slight decrease in wage growth, a drop that get us closer to pre-pandemic rates.
New September job market data comes out Friday, and economists expect we'll see a little less payroll growth than in August.
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When it comes to the booming job market, not all states are created equal

by Samantha Fields
Jan 5, 2022
States that weren't hit as hard by the pandemic slowdown have already mostly recovered.
States that rely on tourism, like Hawaii, were among the hardest hit economically by COVID-19 but have had strong rebounds. Above, beachgoers in Honolulu.
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Warehouse jobs increased by 50,000 this month. Are those jobs here to stay?

by Justin Ho
Dec 3, 2021
That sector now employs more than 200,000 more people than it did before the pandemic.
Warehouse employment has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the job market since 2019. Above, workers in an Amazon fulfillment warehouse.
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COVID & Unemployment

Unemployment rate for Black workers going the wrong way as benefits expire

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 6, 2021
Black workers were the only racial or ethnic group for whom unemployment rose in the most recent monthly data — to nearly 9%.
A woman walks past the an employment services center in Washington, D.C., in July 2020. In the most recent unemployment report, Black workers were the only racial or ethnic group to see unemployment rise.
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What's it going to take to juice U.S. job growth?

by Mitchell Hartman
May 7, 2021
The pandemic's still weighing down the economy, despite some encouraging signs.
People who are refusing to get vaccinated are the greatest factor holding back economic recovery, some experts say.
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Indeed CEO on hiring, remote work and who has leverage in the labor market

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
May 5, 2021
“There’s not really one story that explains the entire labor market,” Chris Hyams says.
The number of job postings on Indeed is 22% higher than it was before the pandemic.
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New data points to strengthening economic recovery this year

by Justin Ho
Apr 15, 2021
Jobless claims and retail spending data out Thursday suggest that the economy's laying the groundwork for recovery.
This March, spending at restaurants rose by more than spending at grocery stores, a positive sign for economic recovery.
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Elections 2020

Politicians love promising jobs. But where do the numbers come from?

by Kristin Schwab
Dec 15, 2020
It starts with a huge web of government data on jobs.
President-elect Joe Biden has promised 1 million new jobs in the auto industry. Above, Biden speaks at a campaign event in July.
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