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US Added 428,000 Jobs in April Despite Surging Inflation
America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. Last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century. Employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months. Still,...
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Who May Still Be Eligible for $1,400 Stimulus Checks With Their 2021 Tax Returns
Most of the third round of stimulus checks has been sent. But if you never received a payment or your circumstances have changed, you may be eligible for money.
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Weekly Jobless Claims Total 214,000, Better Than Expected for Tight Labor Market
Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 214,000 for the week ended March 12, better than the Dow Jones estimate for 220,000
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Covid Pushed Nearly 5 Million More in Southeast Asia Into Extreme Poverty, Says Asian Development Bank
Covid-19 pushed 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty last year and erased 9.3 million jobs, the Asian Development Bank said.
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Two Years Ago Stocks Dropped 12% in a Single Day. Here Are Lessons Investors Learned That Can Still Apply
The initial onset of Covid-19 sent shocks through U.S. markets in 2020. Here’s what investors can still take from that experience today.
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Coalition of Start-Up Founders and Investors Aims to End the Gender Pay Gap for Pre-IPO Companies by 2027
Members pledge to reduce gender pay gaps by 60% in the group’s first year of operation.
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5 Charts Show the Stages of Global Economic Recovery Since Covid Hit
Two years after the WHO declared Covid a pandemic, here are five charts that show much — or how little — the world has recovered.
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How the Broadway ‘Tina Turner' Star Navigated the Pandemic and Is Now Helping Other Women Achieve Their Goals
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, the star of Broadway’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” found new ways to make money and tap into her creative energy during the pandemic.
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Big Raises May Be Coming Back Down to Earth
Wages grew by $0.01 an hour in February relative to January, a marked slowdown from recent months as employers aren’t competing as readily for talent.
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls in February, But Ticks Up for Black Women
The U.S. unemployment rate overall fell in February, but rose for Black women, who have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic.
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Here's Where the Jobs Are — in One Chart
Strong hiring in the leisure and hospitality, health-care and business services sectors helped job growth surge in February 2022.
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Fewer Americans Apply for Unemployment Benefits Last Week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low level of layoffs across the economy
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Jobless Claims Total 215,000, Fewer Than Expected; Productivity Rises 6.6%
Initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 215,000, the lowest total since the beginning of the year.
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A Washington, D.C., Area Guaranteed Income Pilot Has Helped to Fill Gaps Where Federal Pandemic Aid Fell Short
The pandemic caused a financial shock for many low-income workers. One guaranteed income experiment aimed to help them restore their financial security.
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Jobless Claims Total 232,000, Slightly Less Than Expected; Q4 GDP Revised Up to 7%
Weekly jobless claims came in slightly less than expected last week and economic growth to end 2021 was slightly better than originally reported.
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64% of Unemployed Men in Their 30s Have Criminal Records, a Barrier to Landing a Job
Most jobless men in their mid-30s have a criminal record, according to a new study. That has implications for hiring and the current labor crunch.
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Labor Department Tries to Prevent States From Clawing Back Unemployment Benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance Monday to reduce the number of households asked to repay pandemic-era jobless benefits paid in error.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Advocated for Guaranteed Income. Now Experiments Are Taking Place in His Hometown and Other Cities Around the Country
A new program plans to give Black women in Georgia up to $850 in guaranteed income per month. Similar experiments are also taking place across the country.
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Biden Touts Jobs Numbers During Friday Address
President Joe Biden took to the podium on Friday to celebrate the latest numbers coming out about job growth in the country.
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Long-Term Unemployment Tumbles in January
The share of workers unemployed for more than six months fell significantly from December, on the back of an unexpectedly strong January jobs report.