Tag: Unemployment

The Opioid Crisis Is Creating a Labor Crisis

Irwin M. Stelzer · July 29, 2017 12:00 pm

Investors had expected jobless claims to inch up to around 240,000 after dropping to a rock-bottom 233,000 the week before. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Jobless claims edge up to 244,000, but beneficiary rolls have thinned

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2017 12:31 pm

Investors had expected that jobless claims would remain about steady from the previous week, around 246,000. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Jobless claims plunge to 233,000 lowest level in two months

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2017 12:32 pm

Forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to drift down slightly to 246,000. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims fall to 247,000, total benefits at low streak

Joseph Lawler · July 13, 2017 12:31 pm

A total of 5.47 million people were hired in May, according to Tuesday's report, the most since December of 2015 — an encouraging sign for the ongoing jobs recovery. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

More people are quitting their jobs than at any time since the dotcom bubble

Joseph Lawler · July 11, 2017 2:23 pm

Economists in the private sector had projected around 170,000 new jobs for the month. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Job growth rebounds to 222,000 in June, unemployment at 4.4 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 7, 2017 12:31 pm

Forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to drift down slightly to 246,000. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

June marked highest month for US workforce participation since 2010

Anna Giaritelli · July 6, 2017 2:27 pm

Private-sector forecasters had expected claims to remain steady. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims inch up to 248,000 ahead of Friday jobs report

Joseph Lawler · July 6, 2017 12:31 pm

Report finds that increases in the amount of time spent on video games by younger men correlate strongly with a decline in hours that they are working. (iStock)

Video games contributing to decline in work hours among younger men: Study

Sean Higgins · July 3, 2017 7:50 pm

Forecasters had expected jobless claims to hold steady at about 241,000, adjusted for seasonal variations. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims hold steady at 244,000

Joseph Lawler · June 29, 2017 12:32 pm

Study: Seattle Minimum Wage Increase Reduced Low-Wage Income

Mark Hemingway · June 26, 2017 4:42 pm

Forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to drift down slightly to 246,000. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims tick up, but are still very low at 241,000

Joseph Lawler · June 22, 2017 12:32 pm