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Industry, Workforce

US adds a strong 253,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes

May 5, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could weaken the economy. The unemployment rate dipped to […]


Industry, Workforce

Fed is hoping August hiring report will show slowdown

September 2, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

America’s employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and sluggish consumer spending but still added 315,000 jobs. The government reported Friday that last month’s job gain was down from 526,000 in July […]


Industry, Workforce

4 steps to alleviate the QA talent shortage

December 13, 2021

Via: CIO

As the broader labor market tightens, workers in the IT sector remain scarce with an unemployment rate of 2.2%. Along with software developers and security analysts, some of the hardest to find IT workers are QA professionals. Even more scarce […]


Federal, Policy

Jobless claims show sharp drop last week though labor market remains challenged

February 25, 2021

Via: CNBC

Jobless claims fell sharply last week despite severe winter storms that swept across Texas and other parts of the South, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled 730,000 for the week ended Feb. 20, well below […]


Federal, Policy

Jobless claims show unexpected move higher

February 18, 2021

Via: CNBC

First-time filings for unemployment insurance jumped last week in a sign of continuing strife for the labor market. New claims totaled 861,000, the highest level in a month and above the Dow Jones estimate of 773,000, the Labor Department reported […]


Federal, Policy

Powell is expected to say the Fed will keep doing whatever it can while it considers its next move

July 29, 2020

Via: CNBC

The Federal Reserve is expected to again promise to do whatever it takes to fix the economy at the same time it is working on what more it can do. The Federal Open Market Committee winds down its two-day July […]