US unemployment and employment statistics
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US employment report smashes forecasts with 321,000 new jobs createdAll the latest business and economic news, as the US Non-Farm Payroll shows the biggest monthly increase in almost three years
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US unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2008Labor Department figures show employers added 214,000 jobs in October but 2.9 million Americans have been without jobs for six months or more
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The US has a jobs crisis. Here's how to fix itIn the latest in our ‘How to Fix It’ series, four experts – Senator Amy Klobuchar, former senator Olympia Snowe and economists Simon Johnson and Mark Price – offer the best policies to get America working
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US unemployment rate falls to 5.9%; but wage growth disappoints - business live
Guardian business live US unemployment rate falls to 5.9%; but wage growth disappoints - business live
Rolling business and financial news, including the latest US employment report
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Lies, fear and tragedy: Maria Fernandes and the crisis of part-time workThe death of a Dunkin’ Donuts employee highlights a crisis of how part-time workers lie about their lives and never say no to employers
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Men ages 25 to 34 are unemployed at levels not seen since the Reagan administrationYoung men are suffering job losses and the lowest wages since 1980.
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American paychecks fall to 1995 levels as poverty continues to sweep US, new census report shows
US money blog American paychecks fall to 1995 levels as poverty continues to sweep US, new census report shows
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US employment payrolls drop because of strikes at one supermarket chainMarket Basket’s troubled summer shows how regional drama affects lower job growth across the whole US
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Relying on online listings, young Americans struggle to find jobsDealing with higher unemployment rates, young Americans find job search can take months at a time
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US adds 209,000 jobs in July as unemployment rate rises to 6.2%Labor Department announces sixth straight month of jobs gains which follows upbeat report on economic growth
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Average Americans remain skeptical of economists' positive forecastsAs economists crunch numbers to predict continuous recovery, it's important not to forget the people behind the numbers
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The jobs report knows: Americans aren't planning to take a summer vacationWith just 15% of Americans planning to take an actual vacation, hiring at US hotels and restaurant slows compared with last year
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Dow Jones breaks through 17,000 mark after strong US jobs reportNon-farm payroll beats forecasts, pushing Dow to new record high, as Mario Draghi says the ECB is still committed to potentially using unconventional measure if needed
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Economists and reports get the 'dismal science' wrong all the timeEconomists overestimate their own prowess, official reports have major flaws, and much of the fuss is really just noise
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What search engines tell governments about the economic here and nowFrom job hunts to Twitter tags, 'nowcasting' is being used to complement official statistics – but just how useful is it?
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Searching for an answer behind African Americans' high unemployment rateAn economist suggests that African Americans' high unemployment rate reflects resiliency in a brutal search for work
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Homeless and working for Amazon: the trap of the seasonal job cycleSeasonal employment traps Americans in a cycle of short-term jobs, often stuck living with families in homeless shelters
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Obama seeks to contrast 'year of action' with Republican obstructionPresident continued to extol use of executive actions, as it emerged that efforts to close gun control loophole stalled by NRA
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US adds 192,000 jobs in March as unemployment rate remains at 6.7%Lacklustre numbers shows US economy in the doldrums as number of jobs added falls below economists' predictions
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The ghosts of America's long-term unemployedThe government stops tracking jobless Americans after six months, though they face a future of sporadic, part-time work
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Misunderstood veterans searching for jobs struggle to connect with recruitersAfter years of protecting their country, many veterans grapple with the frustrating job hunt at home
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Obama urges Congress to increase minimum wage to $10.10 an hourPresident says Americans have suffered ‘stagnant wages for far too long’ but Republicans say government is the problem
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Americans love to ask people 'what do you do'? It's a habit we should break
Heather Long: In the US, people are obsessed with work. Your job is your identity. But all that is changing in this economic funk
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Walmart denies reports saying it is considering minimum wage increaseCompany plays down remarks from spokesman David Tovar that suggested Walmart was ‘looking at’ supporting wage hikes
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CBO report says minimum-wage boost would cut employment by 500,000Republicans seize on non-partisan analysis but Democrats herald Congressional Budget Office conclusions on poverty
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US employment figures fuel fears job market recovery may have stalledDepartment of labour says 113,000 new jobs added in January, a second month of poor results and far short of forecasts
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US adds just 113,000 January jobs as unemployment rate dips to 6.6%Freezing winter weather in America blamed for another set of lackluster figures that fell short of forecasts of 180,000
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Bid to restore benefits for long-term jobless falls one vote short in Senate59 senators voted in favor of a measure to bring back the programme, short of the 60 needed to defeat a filibuster
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Number of Americans looking for work at lowest level since 1970sDecember jobless rate partly due to Americans giving up job search as Labor Department blames cold weather to slow hiring
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Senate to vote on restoring jobless benefits to 1.3 million AmericansTemporary measure applies only to long-term unemployed and will pass if Democrats corral five Republicans to vote for bill
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US unemployment little changed at 7.2% as recovery remains sluggish
Report delayed by shutdown shows American economy fell short of forecasts in September, adding just 148,000 jobs
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US adds 166,000 jobs in September amid 'softening' economic recovery
Delicate recovery threatened by looming federal budget showdown as payroll firm releases jobs numbers amid shutdown
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US unemployment rate drops to 7.3% amid sluggish economic recovery
Jobless rate fell slightly in August but just 169,000 jobs were added as Federal Reserve weighs cuts to stimulus programme
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US economy expands at stronger rate in second quarter, figures show
Rate of GDP growth more than double the pace clocked in prior three months and stronger than the 2.2% economists forecast
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