U.S. Jobless Claims Increase To 742,000 as Pandemic Worsens
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in...
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Unemployment Drops to 6.9% and U.S. Adds a Solid 638,000 Jobs
U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs in October, a solid pace though far fewer than needed to regain...
Read MoreU.S. Economy Grew at 33% Rate in Q3 but Recovery Is Incomplete
The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding from an epic plunge in the spring, when the eruption of the coronavirus closed...
Read MoreU.S. Jobless Claims Drop to 787,000, but Layoffs Remain High
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels. With confirmed infections having neared 60,000 in...
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.3% in September
North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose in September, state officials announced on Tuesday, as the number of additional jobs filled didn’t keep pace with people returning to the workforce as pandemic restrictions were lifted...
Read MoreAP-NORC/SAP Poll: 1 in 4 U.S. Workers Have Weighed Quitting
The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and stretched thin. A quarter of U.S. workers say they have even considered quitting their jobs as...
Read MoreU.S. Layoffs Remain Elevated as 898,000 Seek Jobless Aid
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number and evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession that erupted seven...
Read MoreU.S. Layoffs Remain Elevated as 840,000 Seek Jobless Aid
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that job cuts remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession. The latest sign of a flagging recovery comes...
Read MorePandemic Leads to 2.49 Million Unemployment Claims in NC
The number of people in North Carolina who’ve applied for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic began is at 1.31 million. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the figure was released Monday in a report...
Read MoreU.S. Layoffs Remain Elevated as 837,000 Seek Jobless Aid
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. The Labor Department’s report,...
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