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U.S. adds a modest 103,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate stays at 4.1 percent

by Associated Press
Apr 6, 2018
The unemployment rate is at a 17-year low.
Job seekers use computers to fill out applications during a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, California.
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African-American unemployment is nearly twice as high as white unemployment

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 12, 2018
Black women are starting their own businesses at the highest rate of any demographic group, report says.
A job seeker fills out a registration form as he waits to enter the San Francisco Hirevent job fair at the Hotel Whitcomb on March 27, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
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Upbeat jobs report highlights the drought of skilled workers

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 9, 2018
Lots of part-time workers and sideliners point to the need for better wages, employer incentives.
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Trump trade tariffs could save some jobs, endanger others

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 5, 2018
Approximately 140,000 Americans now work in primary steel and aluminum production — down from approximately 230,000 in 2000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, according to Moody’s Analytics, more than 6 million Americans work in industries that use steel and aluminum to make other products, such as motor vehicles, aerospace, construction and metal […]
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4 ways a tight labor market affects hiring

by Kimberly Adams and Eliza Mills
Mar 2, 2018
It's a great time to be a job seeker.
Job seekers wait in line to have their resumes reviewed during a job fair in San Francisco.
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Uncertain mood as Italy prepares to vote

by Stephen Beard
Feb 28, 2018
Unemployment and migration are center-stage as Italy prepares for election.
Massimo Ungaro, a candidate for Partito Democratico (PD) in Sunday’s election.  
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U.S. added 200,000 jobs in January, and pay is up by most in 8 years

by Associated Press
Feb 2, 2018
The rise in wages suggests employers are competing more fiercely for workers.
 A job seeker (L) talks with a recruiter during a job fair in San Francisco, California.
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The pace of job creation has been slowing

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 2, 2018
The pace of job creation has declined every year since a post-recession peak of 250,000 per month in 2014. Last year, job creation was down to about 170,000 per month. And it could slow even more over the next couple of years. That’s because with unemployment so low, employers are having a harder time finding […]
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Black unemployment drops, but persistent barriers remain

by Amy Scott
Jan 30, 2018
At 6.8 percent, it's still nearly twice the jobless rate for white workers.
Adrian Henderson stopped by the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Mobile Job Center, in Baltimore.
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Divided Decade

10 years later, Cleveland is still digging out of the foreclosure crisis

by David Brancaccio , Katie Long and Adrian Ma
Jan 25, 2018
Some neighborhoods saw prices fall 85 percent.
A view of Broadway Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
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