A ‘Now Hiring’ sign is displayed outside a Jiffy Lube location amid a still-robust labor market on February 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Job openin...
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ADP jobs report February 2023:
A worker prepares a 155mm artillery shell at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 16, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Companies added jobs at a brisk pace in F...
Payrolls increased by 517,000, unemployment rate at 53-year low
The employment picture started off 2023 on a stunningly strong note, with nonfarm payrolls posting their strongest gain since July 2022. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 517,000 for January, above the Do...
Employment cost index Q4 2022:
Employment costs increased at a slower than expected pace in the fourth quarter, indicating that inflation pressures on business owners are at least leveling off. The employment cost index, a baromete...
Nonfarm payrolls rose 223,000 in December, as strong jobs market tops expectations
Payroll growth decelerated in December but was still better than expected, a sign that the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve tries to slow economic growth. Nonfarm payrolls incre...
ADP jobs report December 2022:
The jobs market closed out 2022 on a high note, with companies adding far more positions than expected in December, payroll processing firm ADP reported Thursday. Private payrolls rose by 235,000 for ...
JOLTS report November 2022
Demand for employment remained high in November as companies looked for workers to fill positions despite worries of a looming recession, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The Job Openings and ...
Private hiring increased by just 127,000 jobs in November, well below estimate, ADP reports
Private hiring slowed sharply during November in a sign that the historically tight labor market could be losing some steam, according to a report Wednesday from payroll processing firm ADP. Companies...
Payrolls surged by 261,000 in October, better than expected
Job growth was stronger than expected in October despite Federal Reserve interest rate increases aimed at slowing what is still a strong labor market. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 261,000 for the month wh...
Jobs report September 2022:
Job growth fell just short of expectations in September and the unemployment rate declined despite efforts by the Federal Reserve to slow the economy, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm pay...
Friday’s jobs report could be a case where good news isn’t really good
A worker takes a panini sandwich off a grill at a restaurant in the Union Market district in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are closely watc...
ADP jobs report September 2022:
The U.S. labor market showed strength in September, with private companies adding more jobs than expected, payroll services firm ADP reported Wednesday. Businesses added 208,000 for the month, better ...
JOLTS August 2022:
The level of job openings plunged by more than a million in August, providing a potential early sign that the massive U.S. labor gap is beginning to close. Available positions totaled 10.05 million fo...
August 2022 jobs report:
Nonfarm payrolls rose solidly in August amid an otherwise slowing economy, while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more workers rejoined the labor force, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported F...
Private payrolls grew by just 132,000 in August
A hiring sign is seen in a cafe as the U.S. Labor Department released its July employment report, in Manhattan, New York City, August 5, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Companies sharply slowed the pace ...
Jobs report July 2022: 528,000
Hiring in July was far better than expected, defying multiple other signs that the economic recovery is losing steam, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls rose 528,000 for ...
Hot job market and Great Resignation persist despite recession threat
Mixetto | E+ | Getty Images Workers are still reaping the benefits of a hot labor market characterized by few layoffs, ample job openings and a high level of voluntary departures, according to U.S. De...
Teen summer workers are winning higher pay and more flexibility this year
When Jennifer Sutton opened her small business, Guest Haus Juicery, in September 2021, she turned to teenage workers to fill gaps in the hiring market. Sutton initially thought her two teen employees ...
Payrolls rose 431,000 in March, less than expected
Amid soaring inflation and worries about a looming recession, the U.S. economy added slightly fewer jobs than expected in March as the labor market grew increasingly tighter. Nonfarm payrolls expanded...
ADP February 2022:
Signage at a Job News USA career fair in Louisville, Kentucky, June 23, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Private job creation rose at a faster-than-expected clip in February, according t...
Payrolls show surprisingly strong gain of 467,000 despite omicron surge
Job growth rose far more than expected in January despite surging omicron cases that seemingly sent millions of workers to the sidelines, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls surged ...
Companies cut 301,000 as omicron slams labor market
Companies cut jobs in January for the first time in more than a year as the spread of the Covid omicron variant appeared to hit hiring, payroll processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. Private payrolls...
There were 4.6 million more job openings than unemployed workers in December
A woman walks past a “Now Hiring” sign in front of a store on January 13, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Job openings totaled nearly 11 million in Decem...
Hiring falters as payrolls rise only 199,000
The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected in December just as the nation was grappling with a massive surge in Covid cases, the Labor Department said Friday. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 199,000...
Record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs
Workers quit their jobs in record numbers in November while the total employment openings pulled back a bit, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The so-called quits level surged to 4.53 million for...