Feb 02 January hiring gains surprisingly robust By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on jobs after employers hire 336,000 new positions By Associated Press President Joe Biden hailed the 336,000 jobs added in September, an unexpectedly robust gain that suggests that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring. Continue reading
Jul 15 GOP state attorneys general shift affirmative action battle lines to the workplace By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices, demonstrating how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling dismantling affirmative action in… Continue reading
Jun 02 Both U.S. hiring and unemployment jumped last month. Here's what that says about the economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Many industries, from construction to restaurants to health care, are still adding jobs to keep up with consumer demand and restore their workforces to pre-pandemic levels. Yet there were some mixed messages in the jobs figures. Continue reading
Jul 08 U.S. employers added 372,000 jobs in June, with unemployment at 50-year low By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press America's employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow price increases. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Biden hails 'historically robust' May jobs report as hiring remains strong By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Joe Biden hailed the May jobs report numbers Friday, calling them "historically robust" and saying they are one of the signs of a "healthy economy."… Continue reading
Apr 02 March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. Continue reading
Aug 07 U.S. added 1.8 million jobs in July, a sign that hiring has weakened By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Many employers have been reluctant or unable to hire, with about two-thirds of the nation having paused or reversed reopening plans early last month. Continue reading
Sep 25 McDonald's uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press McDonald's Corp. is letting job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant. Continue reading
May 03 U.S. economy adds 263,000 job, unemployment falls to 3.6 percent By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The unemployment rate fell to a five-decade low of 3.6 percent, though that drop partly reflected an increase in the number of Americans who stopped looking for work. Continue reading