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Why federal government data under-represent Native Americans
Apr 7, 2023
One of the reasons revolves around issues of racial classification on official documents like the Census.
February's rising unemployment rate is actually a positive sign, economists say
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Lily Jamali
Mar 10, 2023
Growth in the number of people looking for work means the unemployment rate is rising for the right reasons, one economist says.
If it's the first Friday of the month, there must be a jobs report, right? Wrong.
Mar 3, 2023
A rule that makes the underlying data more consistent has delayed February's report by a week.
What the monthly jobs report can — and can’t — tell us about the labor market
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Janet Nguyen
Mar 3, 2023
There are ways to figure out the quality of jobs that are being added to the economy.
Jobless claims remain historically low amid Fed's efforts to slow wage growth
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Lily Jamali
Feb 9, 2023
What does this mean for their anti-inflation strategy?
The global economy proves stronger than expected, which is good news for the U.S.
Feb 6, 2023
Europe's having a pretty good winter, and other parts of the world aren't doing too badly, either.
Wage growth slowed in December, pleasing inflation hawks
Jan 6, 2023
Earnings have been rising quickly, but the cooler data may restrain the Federal Reserve's rate-hike campaign.
For public good, not for profit.
According to at least one statistic, the job market seems to be cooling
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Justin Ho
Dec 5, 2022
It's called the diffusion index.
Day cares continue to hire, but number of caregivers is well below pre-pandemic levels
Dec 2, 2022
Child care is critical if more parents are going to return to work.
The job market's still tight, and wages are still rising
Dec 2, 2022
Wages were 5.1% higher this November than last, and the unemployment rate stayed steady at 3.7%.