US unemployment and employment statistics
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All 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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Labor 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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In 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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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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The 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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Young men are suffering job losses and the lowest wages since 1980.
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US money blog American paychecks fall to 1995 levels as poverty continues to sweep US, new census report shows
Even as income inequality becomes more frequently cited in US political discourse and speeches, progress is slow -
Market Basket’s troubled summer shows how regional drama affects lower job growth across the whole US
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Dealing with higher unemployment rates, young Americans find job search can take months at a time
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Labor Department announces sixth straight month of jobs gains which follows upbeat report on economic growth
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As economists crunch numbers to predict continuous recovery, it's important not to forget the people behind the numbers
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With 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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Non-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 overestimate their own prowess, official reports have major flaws, and much of the fuss is really just noise
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From job hunts to Twitter tags, 'nowcasting' is being used to complement official statistics – but just how useful is it?
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An economist suggests that African Americans' high unemployment rate reflects resiliency in a brutal search for work
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Seasonal employment traps Americans in a cycle of short-term jobs, often stuck living with families in homeless shelters
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President continued to extol use of executive actions, as it emerged that efforts to close gun control loophole stalled by NRA
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Lacklustre numbers shows US economy in the doldrums as number of jobs added falls below economists' predictions
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The government stops tracking jobless Americans after six months, though they face a future of sporadic, part-time work
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After years of protecting their country, many veterans grapple with the frustrating job hunt at home
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President says Americans have suffered ‘stagnant wages for far too long’ but Republicans say government is the problem
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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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Company plays down remarks from spokesman David Tovar that suggested Walmart was ‘looking at’ supporting wage hikes
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Republicans seize on non-partisan analysis but Democrats herald Congressional Budget Office conclusions on poverty
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Department 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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Freezing winter weather in America blamed for another set of lackluster figures that fell short of forecasts of 180,000
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59 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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December jobless rate partly due to Americans giving up job search as Labor Department blames cold weather to slow hiring
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Temporary measure applies only to long-term unemployed and will pass if Democrats corral five Republicans to vote for bill
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Report delayed by shutdown shows American economy fell short of forecasts in September, adding just 148,000 jobs
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Delicate recovery threatened by looming federal budget showdown as payroll firm releases jobs numbers amid shutdown
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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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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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