Stories Tagged as
Unemployment
U.S. gains 209,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 4.3 percent
Aug 4, 2017
However, wage growth remains slow.
Wanted: qualified people who will work for yesterday's wages
Aug 3, 2017
The tight labor market is making it harder to hire without raising pay significantly.
This is what the unemployed look like
Jul 14, 2017
A disproportionate number of out-of-work adults have little education, a Brookings Institution study finds.
Americans are worrying about financial security even when they have jobs
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 17, 2017
Individuals are bearing the risk of the economy, 'Financial Diaries' authors say.
The Fed's labor market index aims to give a bigger picture of the economy
by
Amy Scott
May 8, 2017
The Fed today publishes its Labor Market Conditions Index for the month of April. The release follows Friday’s news that the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent last month, near a 10-year low. The index, which Janet Yellen started releasing publicly in 2014, goes further than just looking at the unemployment rate and payroll job […]
You think Washington has 'forgotten' you — and it doesn't matter what party you're in
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2017
As we approach the president's 100th day in office, Americans tell us they are less anxious about the economy. But, there's still a disconnect, according to our latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll.
Why aren't we moving as much for work?
Apr 14, 2017
Economists are puzzled by a drop in mobility in the labor market.
For public good, not for profit.
U.S. job growth cools, unemployment rate falls to 4.5 percent
Apr 7, 2017
U.S. employers added 98,000 nonfarm payrolls in March, far fewer than forecast, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday. Economists had expected the US economy to add 180,000 jobs, according to Bloomberg. The unemployment rate fell to a post-crisis low of 4.5%, and the number of people who were working part-time […]
US adds a robust 235,000 jobs; unemployment dips to 4.7 percent
Mar 10, 2017
It is all but certain that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates at its next meeting.
High-tech worker retention was difficult before Kansas shootings
by
Peggy Lowe
Mar 9, 2017
Businesses and employees are stressed about the hate crime and Trump's travel ban.