Photo by Rafa Elias | Moment | Getty Images Many victims of identity theft linked to unemployment fraud will learn of the crime this tax season. Such fraud — whereby organized crime rings and other th...
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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...
Wage growth may be slowing from ‘breakneck’ pace
A Now Hiring sign hangs in front of a Winn-Dixie grocery store on Dec. 3, 2021 in Miami. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The rapid pace of pay increases that characterized the labor market for much of last ...
Here are 3 things to know about unemployment claims
A job seeker receives information from a recruiter during a job fair in Miami, Florida, on Dec. 16, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images The number of people filing for unemployment be...
Omicron Job Loss? Unemployment Claims Unexpectedly Spike One Week After Steep Drop In Jobless Benefits Numbers
Topline The number of new unemployment claims unexpectedly jumped for the second week in a row this month, despite a steep drop in the overall number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits just ...
Here’s where the jobs landed last month — in one chart
The leisure and hospitality sector led hiring in December as restaurant and bar managers added wait staff, cooks and bartenders to payrolls ahead of the holidays. That sector saw net job growth of 53,...
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...
Number Of Americans Receiving Unemployment Benefits Unexpectedly Rises As Experts Caution Omicron Surge Could Slow Economic Recovery
Topline Despite falling to their lowest levels during the pandemic in recent weeks, the number of new unemployment claims unexpectedly increased last week, as experts warn a record surge in coronaviru...