Jobseekers attend the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on June 26, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The unemployment rate for women in white, Black and Hispanic racial groups rose in June in line with the overall trend, according to data released Friday by the Department … Read more
Job seekers attends the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The U.S. economy again added slightly more jobs than expected in June though the unemployment rate increased, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 206,000 for … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
An exchange trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange looks at his monitors. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? … Read more
(NewsNation) — Americans are increasingly worried about making ends meet and even high earners are feeling the pinch, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Overall, 35% of consumers said they are concerned about making ends meet in the next six months, up from 29% a year ago. Over the … Read more
People walk past a restaurant, with a hiring sign outside, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The unemployment rate, which has remained low for two years, has been inching higher in the first half of the year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For … Read more
Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya believes India’s main challenge isn’t creating jobs but reallocating capital to more labor-intensive sectors. Too much capital is tied up in industries that don’t hire many workers, he said. “The problem lies in the industry’s composition, especially manufacturing,” Panagariya told NDTV in an interview. The lack of jobs was the … Read more
Alan Bleasdale’s 1982 television series captured the mood of Britain like few dramas before or since. Unemployment has rarely been explored with such maudlin wit and the characters etched themselves into the national consciousness, particularly Michael Angelis’ good-hearted Chrissie and Yosser ‘Gizza job’ Hughes immortalised by the late, great Bernard Hill. James Graham’s stage adaptation … Read more
Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images Investors will be looking to May’s nonfarm payrolls report for more clarity on whether the Federal Reserve can ease up in its battle against inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to report that the U.S. economy added 190,000 more jobs on the month, which … Read more
SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images A gradual cooling of the labor market has made it tougher to find a new job, but overall conditions are still favorable for job seekers. “Things have gotten competitive,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. “Don’t get discouraged; there are opportunities out there,” she added. “This is … Read more
