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Holiday Season Hiring May Hit Lowest Level in 16 Years
The final months of the year are usually a busy time for the U.S. economy. Companies often hire extra workers to handle the rush from holidays like Thanksgiving and big shopping events such as Black Friday. This seas...
Real Income Growth Trends: Insights from the JP Morgan Chase Institute's Latest Report
The recent labor market data has led to varying perspectives on real income growth trends, and the topic has received a lot of attention due to its connection to consumer confidence...
Joblessness and Ridicule Cause Anger to Erupt
As of April 14, 2020, over 30 million Americans have found themselves unemployed in developments that only took place over the past few months. What's so shocking for so many is that the industries haven't failed. Amer...
May Job Report Predicted to be Bad
As of May, 2020, over 30 million Americans have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. For a lot of these unemployed people, their jobs are likely to come back once the virus scare has passed; though for many more, their jobs a...
Biden Allows Americans to Refuse Work and Remain on Unemployment Benefits
President Joe Biden made an unexpected move on Friday for job seekers on unemployment benefits. He signed comprehensive executive actions giving more rights to American workers. Workers who take a...
Trump Predicts a Quick Job Return
The nation is very much torn on President Donald Trump, as sides of political parties remain incredibly polarized over his term as POTUS. Though no matter where one stands on his presidency, the fact of the matter is that President Trump ...
30 Million Jobs Lost, and Counting
As of late April, 2020, the United States of America is looking at 30 million new unemployment claims filed since mid-March. This is an incredible number of people who have lost their jobs, for no other reason than states have deemed mos...
Economists Warn of "Uneven" Job Recovery
The United States Congress and President Trump signed a stimulus for $2.2 trillion that was meant to spur the economy. Though what most media doesn't tell the public is how the money is actually handled. The average person thin...