Tag: Unemployment

Private sector economists had expected job growth, which is adjusted for seasonal variations, to cool off to around 175,000 after a very strong mark of 255,000 in July. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Job growth falls just shy of expectations in August at 151,000, unemployment holds at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · September 2, 2016 12:31 pm

Economists had expected jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variation, to tick up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims barely tick up, remain ultra-low

Joseph Lawler · September 1, 2016 12:32 pm

Investors and policymakers closely watch jobless claims numbers because they are a frequently-updated indication of the health of the labor market and the economy. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Jobless claims tick even lower, to 261,000

Joseph Lawler · August 25, 2016 12:32 pm

Does Donald Trump's claim Americans are financially worse off now stand true? Partially. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Poll disagrees with Trump, says people better off today

Anna Giaritelli · August 25, 2016 12:04 am

The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. Economists had expected a tick in jobless claims up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims on best hot streak since 1970

Joseph Lawler · August 11, 2016 12:31 pm

Construction companies keep on advertising new jobs, but hiring has hardly budged during the recovery, new figures show. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The situation in the construction industry is unsustainable

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2016 3:10 pm

Democrats echoed Jason Furman's argument. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it showed that "under President Obama and his administration, we have experienced consistent economic gains." (AP Photo)

Dems tout latest unemployment number

Sean Higgins · August 5, 2016 3:05 pm

The nation's unemployment rate remained stuck to 4.9 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

255,000 jobs added in July

Sean Higgins · August 5, 2016 12:51 pm

Most unemployed Americans don't qualify for many of the good paying jobs becoming available. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Trump is right: Unemployment is worse than official numbers say

Peter Morici · August 1, 2016 4:03 am

Jobless claims are viewed by investors and policymakers as a high-frequency gauge of the health of the economy. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims edge up to 266,000

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 12:31 pm

Washington Secrets

Shell game: Jobless ‘natives’ steady for 4 years, but unemployment rate dropping

Paul Bedard · July 27, 2016 6:19 pm

Economists had expected claims to inch up to around 265,000 after falling to some of the lowest levels in forty years earlier in the month. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

Jobless claims fall even lower in mid-July, to 253,000

Joseph Lawler · July 21, 2016 1:05 pm