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Do the latest job numbers point to a coming recession?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 6, 2023
The number of new jobs created each month has been trending down for the past year — but there is also a good amount of positive data in the latest report.
Overall, the number of new jobs created each month has been chaotic but generally trending down for 12 months.
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Was February's lackluster job growth a blip or a trend?

by Ben Bradford
Apr 4, 2019
With the March jobs figure coming out Friday, what will economists be looking for?
Job seekers arrive at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for The Opportunity Hiring Fair in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2017.
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The veteran unemployment rate is down but that doesn’t mean they are doing great

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 10, 2017
Veterans still struggle with underemployment and low wages.
A veteran salutes during a ceremony to honor American prisoners of war and the nearly 83,000 servicemen and women missing in action, at the US Capitol on November 8, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Weekly Wrap: The jobs report "Goldilocks Number"

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 2, 2016
Linette Lopez and John Carney join Kai Ryssdal for the Weekly Wrap.
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