Tag: Unemployment

A woman passes a "We're Hiring!" sign while entering a clothing store in the Downtown Crossing of Boston.

Jobless claims edge down to 268,000, lowest since pandemic

Zach Halaschak · November 18, 2021 1:31 pm

FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss.

Number of people quitting jobs hits record high

Zach Halaschak · November 12, 2021 3:18 pm

Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Economy beats expectations with 531,000 jobs in October, unemployment declines to 4.6%

Zach Halaschak · November 5, 2021 12:30 pm

Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Jobless claims fall to 269,000, new pandemic-era low

Zach Halaschak · November 4, 2021 12:31 pm

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fed takes first step toward raising interest rates

Zach Halaschak · November 3, 2021 6:01 pm

Washington state recoups nearly $500,000 in stolen unemployment money

Washington Examiner · November 1, 2021 7:00 pm

What if they held a job fair and nobody came?

Conn Carroll · October 28, 2021 11:00 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, flanked by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, answers a question concerning a lawsuit the state will likely file against President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif.

California unemployment claims one-third of nation’s total

Washington Examiner · October 25, 2021 5:00 pm

Majority now disapproves of Biden’s handling of economy: Poll

Zach Halaschak · October 21, 2021 8:46 pm

Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Jobless claims fall to 290,000, lowest since start of pandemic

Zach Halaschak · October 21, 2021 12:31 pm

FILE- In this July 17, 2018, file photo, a sign outside a business in Salem, N.H. says "Now Hiring." On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for August.

Jobless claims fall to post-pandemic low of 293,000

Zach Halaschak · October 14, 2021 12:32 pm

Number of people quitting jobs hits all-time high

Zach Halaschak · October 13, 2021 4:07 pm