Continuing claims also decrease. According to the report from the Department of Labor on Thursday, fewer people are receiving unemployment benefits now than they have in over half…
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Continuing Unemployment Claims Lowest Since 1970
Jobs are abundant as businesses experience a labor shortage. The Department of Labor reported that continuing claims for unemployment benefits fell 48,000 to 1,425,00 a week ago, the…
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Labor Market Strengthened in March
Department of Labor reports unemployment approaching pre-pandemic levels. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 431,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in March and unemployment fell…
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Unemployment Claims Continue to Decrease
Labor Department reports the lowest level since 1969. The Department of Labor reported on Thursday that the number of new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 28,000 last…
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UN Predicts Food Prices Will Continue to Surge
A 22 percent increase highly plausible. In a report released Friday, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned that global food prices could surge another 22 percent…
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Inflation Reaches 40-Year High
Energy costs among the highest causes. The Labor Department released February’s consumer price index last week, a data set economists use to gauge the rate of inflation. In…
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Labor Department Fines Bakery for Discrimination
National company denies allegations but pays fines. The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) investigated the activities of a large baking company in Nebraska…
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Labor Secretary Comments on February’s Jobs Report
Encouraged by the reduction in the unemployment rate. U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh communicated optimism after seeing the February 2022 Employment Situation Report. The Bureau of Labor…
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$61,788 improperly taken by restaurant management. The U.S. Department of Labor recently investigated a Concord, New Hampshire restaurant operator, and found that managers were included in the distribution…
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Labor Department Reports Even Higher Inflation Than Predicted
Prices rose by 1 percent in January alone. Data released on Tuesday by the Labor Department showed that, in January, prices rose 1 percent higher than they had…
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