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July jobless rates down in 17 states; payroll jobs up in 38 states
20/08/2021 Comments Off on July jobless rates down in 17 states; payroll jobs up in 38 statesIn July, unemployment rates were lower in 17 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 33 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 38 states and the District and was essentially unchanged in 12 states.
Continue reading …Economy gains 943,000 jobs as delta variant threatens recovery
06/08/2021 Comments Off on Economy gains 943,000 jobs as delta variant threatens recovery
(CN) — American employers added 943,000 jobs in July, a sign that the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic remained on track before the delta variant sparked new worries about a return to widespread restrictions. While employers beat expectations of around 850,000 new jobs last month, some experts say the next jobs report may […]
Continue reading …National eviction ban to end as Covid-19 cases rise
31/07/2021 Comments Off on National eviction ban to end as Covid-19 cases rise(CN) — After a last-minute Congressional scramble on Friday failed to extend the federal eviction moratorium, the measure is set to expire Saturday, ending protections that have helped millions of Americans keep a roof over their head during an unprecedented medical emergency. “It’s like the worst thing that can happen to a family,” said Zach […]
Continue reading …California’s June Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 7.7%
16/07/2021 Comments Off on California’s June Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 7.7%SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The prolonged revival of the leisure and hospitality sector continues to spur California’s economic recovery as the state added more jobs in June than any other except Florida. California gained a robust 73,500 payroll jobs last month, but signs of a slowdown are emerging as its 7.7% unemployment rate remains stubbornly […]
Continue reading …Inflation Posts Highest One-Month Gain Since Great Recession
13/07/2021 Comments Off on Inflation Posts Highest One-Month Gain Since Great RecessionMANHATTAN (CN) — Inflation jumped nearly 1% again last month, with the hot economy seeing the largest one-month increase since the early days of the Great Recession. Core inflation — a measure of prices, sans food and energy — and headline inflation — which measures all goods — both increased by 0.9%, about double what […]
Continue reading …G-20 Finance Ministers Back Deterring Use of Tax Havens
10/07/2021 Comments Off on G-20 Finance Ministers Back Deterring Use of Tax Havens(AP) — Top finance officials representing most of the world’s economy have backed a sweeping revision of international taxation that includes a 15% global minimum corporate levy to deter big companies from resorting to low-rate tax havens. Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries endorsed the plan at a meeting Saturday in Venice. U.S. […]
Continue reading …Promising Jobs Data Closes Out Positive First Half of 2021
02/07/2021 Comments Off on Promising Jobs Data Closes Out Positive First Half of 2021MANHATTAN (CN) — The first six months of 2021 could have been better, but investors are hard-pressed to complain too much, netting double-digit percentage gains in all three major U.S. indices. Since January 4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained nearly 14% in value, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained almost 16% and […]
Continue reading …Economic Recovery Accelerates With 850,000 New Jobs
02/07/2021 Comments Off on Economic Recovery Accelerates With 850,000 New JobsThe gain shows the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is picking up pace, but the U.S. is still down millions of jobs compared to February 2020. A shopper enters a Dollar Tree store displaying a now-hiring sign in Buffalo Grove, Ill., last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (CN) — American employers added a robust 850,000 […]
Continue reading …California Added Over 100,000 Jobs in May, but Labor Shortages Threaten Recovery
18/06/2021 Comments Off on California Added Over 100,000 Jobs in May, but Labor Shortages Threaten RecoverySACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California employers added nearly 105,000 new jobs in May, yet weakened pandemic restrictions that allowed much of the hospitality and entertainment industries to fully reopen didn’t make a dent in the state’s unemployment rate. State officials on Friday pegged the state’s rate at 7.9%, a negligible improvement from April’s 8%. Even […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill