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| Monthly Employment Report - June 7, 2013 | |
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The Labor Department released the May employment report this morning. The economy created 175,000 jobs during the month of May, with the private sector generating 178,000 jobs...
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| Monthly Employment Report - April 5, 2013 | |
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The April employment report was a major disappointment, a “punch in the gut” according to one commentator. Analysts expected around 190,000 jobs to be created last month. The actual figure came in at only 88,000. That is approximately one-half...
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| The Dow is Reaching New Highs - March 25, 2013 | |
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For the past few weeks, this is one question that I seem to be getting quite often. On Thursday March 14, 2013, the Dow closed at its all-time high of 14,539; intraday it had traded as high as 14,547. The previous record was 14,198, set on ...
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| Monthly Employment Report - May 3, 2013 | |
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The Labor Department just released the April’s employment report. Last month the economy generated 165,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped one tick to 7.5%. Additionally, the prior two months’...
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| Monthly Employment Report - February 1, 2013 | |
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This morning, the Labor Department issued the employment report for the month of January. During the month, the economy generated 157,000 new jobs. The private sector created 166,000 jobs, and 9,000 jobs were lost in the government sector...
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| July Employment Report - August 3, 2012 | |
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Today’s employment report for the month of July showed a little of a bounce back in job creation from the previous three months. According to the Labor Department, our economy created 163,000 jobs in July....
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| Morning Economic Note - June 1, 2012 | |
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This morning’s May Employment Report was a real disappointment. Many recent economic reports have indicated the economy was slowing and job growth has been moderating. This morning’s employment report confirms the impact the slowing economy is having on jobs production....
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| Labor Market Continues to Improve - January 6, 2012 | |
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The Labor Department reported this morning that our economy added 200,000 jobs last month—the most jobs created in any month since April. The private sector created 212,000 jobs and the government lost 12,000 jobs. Additionally the unemployment rate dropped from 8.7% to ...
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