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US Economy Added 678K Jobs In February
U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, according to the Labor Department’s report released today. Continue reading “US Economy Added 678K Jobs In February”
News Round-Up: January 8, 2022
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Reigning Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider (above) has made history again as the first woman to ever surpass $1 million in earnings. On Friday, Schneider’s total tally rose to $1,019,001. She is also the first openly trans contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. Continue reading “News Round-Up: January 8, 2022”
U.S. Adds 210K Jobs, Unemployment Drops To 4.2%
The Labor Department reports U.S. employers added 210,000 jobs in November on a seasonally adjusted basis. Continue reading “U.S. Adds 210K Jobs, Unemployment Drops To 4.2%”
New Unemployment Claims Drop To Lowest Level Since 1969
New weekly claims for unemployment benefits dropped to 199,000 for the week ending November 20, a drop of 71,000 from the previous week. That’s the lowest level in more than 50 years. Continue reading “New Unemployment Claims Drop To Lowest Level Since 1969”
U.S. Added 531K Jobs In October, Unemployment Drops To 4.6%
The U.S. added 531K jobs during the month of October (more than expected) and the unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.6% according to the Labor Department. Continue reading “U.S. Added 531K Jobs In October, Unemployment Drops To 4.6%”
News Round-Up: October 7, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Transgender Dear White People showrunner Jaclyn Moore is leaving Netflix in a dispute over the Dave Chappelle TV special, The Closer, in which the controversial comedian declared he was “Team TERF,” defended J.K. Rowling and DaBaby, and made offensive and transphobic jokes about the genitalia of trans women. Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 7, 2021”
U.S. Economy Added 235,000 Jobs In August
After months of record gains in job growth, the American economy added just 235,000 jobs – a drop that seems to indicate the Delta variant is slowing things. Economists were projecting a gain of 725,000 jobs. Continue reading “U.S. Economy Added 235,000 Jobs In August”
News Round-Up: August 9, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Outsports: The queer-centric sports website tracked the achievements of the 180 out athletes at the Tokyo Summer Olympics reimagining them as a unified team. Had they been their own country, Team LGBTQ would have finished 7th, ahead of France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Brazil, taking home 11 Gold, 12 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 9, 2021”
Jobs Report Shows US Economy Gained 850,000 Jobs In June
The Labor Department reports employers added a better-than-expected 850,000 jobs to the U.S. economy in June. Additionally: • Average hourly earnings have risen 3.6% from a year ago, which continues the trend of the past two months. • U.S. consumer confidence rose to 127.3 – a 16-month high. • The stock market continues strong as the S&P 500 closed out the first half of the year at a record high of 4,297.50. • The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that the economy was on track to recover all the jobs lost in the pandemic by the middle of next year.
850K new jobs. Big number. Good news.https://t.co/qbRPkwHYse
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) July 2, 2021
850,000 new jobs, more than a third of which were in leisure and hospitality. Wages are up.
So it turns out that you can find workers, you just have to pay a better wage than in the past because wages of low-wage workers are going up. — Betsey Stevenson (@BetseyStevenson) July 2, 2021
If we were to continue at the pace of the last 3 months, we would return to Feb 2020’s level in June 2022 and to the pre-pandemic trend in Sept 2023. pic.twitter.com/4opGboffV4
— Aaron Sojourner (@aaronsojourner) July 2, 2021