#US loses 140,000 jobs, 6.7 percent unemployment

#US loses 140,000 jobs, 6.7 percent unemployment

“#US loses 140,000 jobs, 6.7 percent unemployment” The US economy lost jobs for the first time in eight months in December as a deadly surge in coronavirus infections sparked a new wave of lockdown measures. Employers shed 140,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

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#US adds 245,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 6.7%

#US adds 245,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 6.7%

“#US adds 245,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 6.7%” The US economy added 245,000 jobs in November — barely more than half the number economists expected — as the coronavirus’ resurgence hampered the labor market’s recovery from the pandemic. The unemployment rate barely dropped to 6.7 percent last month from 6.9 percent in October amid…

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#US adds 638,000 jobs, 6.9 percent unemployment

#US adds 638,000 jobs, 6.9 percent unemployment

“#US adds 638,000 jobs, 6.9 percent unemployment” The US economy added 638,000 jobs last month in a sign that the labor market is slowly but steadily healing from the coronavirus pandemic, the feds said Friday. October’s hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 6.9 percent from 7.9 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Labor…

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#US adds 661,000 jobs, unemployment at 7.9 percent

#US adds 661,000 jobs, unemployment at 7.9 percent

“#US adds 661,000 jobs, unemployment at 7.9 percent” The US economy added 661,000 jobs in September as the American labor market’s rebound from the coronavirus pandemic hit yet another snag, new data show. Last month’s growth in non-farm payrolls helped push the unemployment rate down to 7.9 percent but marked a continued slowdown in hiring…

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