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What To Expect From The September NFP Report

There has been a debate raging in both political and business circles that is about to be answered. The question? How are Federal unemployment subsidies enacted in the wake of...

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Jobless Claims Rise Above Expectations, Sapping Confidence in Labor Market Recovery

First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 362,000 for the week ending on Sept. 25, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said in a statement.

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Jobless Claims Rise Above Expectation to Highest Level in a Month

First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 351,000 for the week ending Sept. 18, a rise of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level of 335,000.

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Jobless Claims Rise as Pandemic Fears and Supply Chain Crunch Weigh on Recovery

First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 332,000 for the week ending Sept. 11, a rise of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level of 310,000.

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Household Income of Americans Fell in 2020 for First Time Since 2011: Census Bureau

The median household income was $67,521 in 2020, a decrease of 2.9 percent from the 2019 median of $69,560 and the first significant decline since 2011, the Census said in its findings published Sept. 14.

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Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Unemployment Data Release

Wall Street futures edged up on Thursday as investors looked to the weekly jobless claims filings.

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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Fresh Pandemic-Era Low

First-time filings for unemployment insurance, a proxy for layoffs, came in at 340,000 for the week ending Sept. 2. This is the lowest weekly claims figure since March 14, 2020, when 256,000 people filed for unemployment.

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Millions of Americans Set to Lose Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Next Week, No Signs of States Extending

Around 7.5 million Americans are set to fall off a "benefits cliff" as the September cutoff looms for the federal pandemic unemployment programs.

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Number of Americans Filing for Unemployment Edges Up After 4 Weeks of Declines

The number of American workers filing for unemployment edged up last week following four consecutive weeks of declines

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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic-Era Low

After surging to a series high of 6.2 million weekly claims in April 2020, initial filings have fallen steadily, aside from several minor upticks, though they remain well above the pre-pandemic weekly average of around 220,000.

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Unemployment Claims Fall to New Pandemic-Era Low But Remain Historically High

Initial filings for unemployment insurance, a proxy for layoffs, came in at 385,000 for the week ended July 31, a drop of 14,000 over the previous week's revised level, the Labor Department said in a release Thursday.

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What Does High Unemployment Have to Do with Your Investments?

What does all this talk about unemployment have to do with your investments? Let's find out.

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The Art of Wanting Less

How to avoid the trap of always wanting more

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McDonald's Franchisees Blame Hiring Challenges on Unemployment Benefits and Say an 'Inflationary Time Bomb' Will Force Them to Hike Big Mac Prices

The National Owners Association, an independent group of McDonald's franchisees, sent a letter to its members on Sunday that blamed hiring challenges on the "perverse effects of the current unemployment benefits."

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How to Use a Period of Unemployment to Hone Your Skills

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