US Unemployment

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  William Davis

  

  U.S. jobless claim applications fall to lowest in 14 weeks

  PBS NewsHour - Matt Ott, Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than three months last week, reflecting a …

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  William Davis

  

  Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs

  BBC News - By Annabelle Liang & Zoe Kleinman

  Amazon plans to cut more than 18,000 jobs, the largest number in the firm's history, as it battles to save costs. The online giant, which employs 1.5 million people globally, did not say which countries the job cuts would hit, but said they would include Europe. Most of the job losses will come from …

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  William Davis

  

  November jobs report: Unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% with 263,000 jobs added

  USA TODAY Money - Paul Davidson

  U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in November as hiring remained sturdy despite rising interest rates, high inflation and mounting recession worries. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimated that 200,000 jobs were added …

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  William Davis

  

  Which Americans are leaving their occupations?

  USAFacts

  The Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey asks participants their main jobs the previous year, their current jobs, …

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  William Davis

  

  Pace of hiring slowed in August but the job market is still strong

  CNN - Alicia Wallace

  Minneapolis CNN Business — The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, exceeding economists’ expectations but far below July’s blowout report, when employment surged by a revised 526,000 positions. The nation’s unemployment rate rose to 3.7% from 3.5%, as more people entered the labor market looking …

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  William Davis

  

  Laid-Off Workers Are Quickly Finding Jobs

  The Wall Street Journal. - Sarah Chaney Cambon

  When Suki Lanh was laid off from a fintech insurance startup in early July, she worried it could take months to find a new job. “I was definitely nervous seeing the amount of startups that were laying off folks,” the 30-year-old said. “I just thought generally it was going to be really difficult to …