US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers Friday, they’re likely to show that companies, government ...
US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
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US applications for jobless benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week than the week prior, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs ...
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The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 2.6% in December from the year before, heating up from November’s 2.4% increase, according to new Commerce Department data released Friday.
Initial jobless claims are low, but ‘slow bleed’ in labor market continues
Thursday’s report on initial jobless claims shows they remain low, yet “the slow bleed in the labor market appears to be continuing,” according to Renaissance Macro Research’s Neil Dutta. The ...
Moderate US job growth expected in noisy January employment report
U.S. job growth likely slowed in January, partly restrained by wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the ...
Jobless claims rise slightly, but no sign of trouble brewing in labor market
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in early February rose slightly, but they remained at very low ...
US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress ...
US Productivity Rises at Steady Pace, Helping Limit Labor Costs
US labor productivity advanced at a firm pace in the fourth quarter, capping another year marked by efficiency gains that ...
U.S. Labor Productivity Growth Slows More Than Expected In Q4
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed U.S. labor productivity and unit labor costs both increased by less than ...
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US Labor Costs Rise From Year Earlier by Least Since 2021
US labor cost growth cooled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers wage pressures are gradually diminishing and no longer a key driver of inflation. The ...