The report found IT sector unemployment rates rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, or from 98,000 to 152,000 Janco Associates analysis of the US Department of Labor data. More broadly, ...

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U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs ...

According to WalletHub, there are currently 6.9 million Americans unemployed. WalletHub broke down unemployment in America ...

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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective ...

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In a speech to business leaders, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal half starting in October. Stocks rose slightly after higher-than-expected ...

Initial applications for US unemployment benefits picked up last week but remained relatively subdued. New claims increased by 11,000 to 219,000 in the week ended Feb. 1. The median forecast in a ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, consistent with ...

More Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, according to the Department of Labor. The week through Feb. 1 brought 219,000 initial jobless claims, compared with 208,000 a week earlier.

But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: ...