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The upbeat report came a day after the Federal Reserve delivered a third consecutive interest rate cut, but projected only two rate r ... Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped ...
U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in November as the effects from hurricanes and strikes the previous month reversed. The unemployment rate was 4.2%
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
The sharp increase in the July unemployment rate can be attributed to what could be viewed as more of a positive reason: “An additional 420,000 individuals [entered] the workforce looking to ...
As far as foreign-born immigrants that are trying to participate in the labor force but cannot find employment, the unemployment rates are as follows. The unemployment are foreign-born immigrant women workers (9.1 percent), native women workers (7.9 percent), Mexico and Central American foreign-born immigrant women workers (12.1 percent), and ...
Unemployment rates historically are lower for those groups with higher levels of education. For example, in May 2016 the unemployment rate for workers over 25 years of age was 2.5% for college graduates, 5.1% for those with a high school diploma, and 7.1% for those without a high school diploma.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000 for the week of Nov. 2. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of U ...
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell markedly last week following a big increase the week before. Jobless claim applications declined by 22,000 to 220,000 for the week ...