WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, ...
US unemployment jumped to double digits in October for the first time since 1983, reaching 10.2 percent, prompting renewed talk of additional stimulus ...
SAN BRUNO, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Skyline College students talk to recruiters during a job fair November 4, 2009 in San Bruno, California. A report by private firm ADP Employer Services, showed that private employers cut fewer jobs in October than one ...
The US private sector shed 203,000 jobs in October, the seventh month in a row that employment declines were smaller than in the previous month, payrolls firm ADP said Wednesday. The ADP survey, a snapshot of nonfarm private employment that offers a ...
The job market was so strong in the last decade or two that facing unemployment right now-something that more and more people seem to be facing every week-comes with a lot of emotions, from fear to anger to despair. This is an ...
You probably think the unemployment rate is a measure of the percentage of people who do not have a job at the moment. Join the club-most people have no real understanding of this economic measuring stick. Actually, the unemployment rate indicates the ...
Meltdown 101: A by-the-numbers look at where 9.8 pct unemployment is hitting hardest If the recession really is ending, someone forgot to tell the nation's employers. A net total of 263,000 jobs vanished from the economy last month — much worse than ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers unexpectedly cut more jobs in September than in August, underscoring the fragility of the economy's recovery from its worst recession in 70 years as businesses remain cautious about the future. The Labor Department said on Friday non-farm ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut a deeper-than-expected 263,000 jobs in September, lifting the unemployment rate to 9.8 percent, according to a government report on Friday that fueled fears the weak labor market could undermine economic recovery. The Labor Department said the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers rose by 533 in August from July, with the manufacturing sector the hardest hit, Labor Department data showed on Wednesday. The number of mass layoff actions -- defined as job cuts ...
Private sector business activity in the 16-nation eurozone picked up further in September as the services sector returned to positive territory, a closely-watched survey showed on Wednesday. But analysts warned that an acceleration in unemployment would tighten the brakes on already "waning" ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job losses fell to their lowest level in a year last month, but the unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high, painting a mixed picture of an economic recovery hindered by weakness in the labor market. The Labor ...
