Secret Service: Nearly $100B stolen in pandemic relief funds
WASHINGTON (AP): Nearly $100-billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due...
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US employers add a weak 194,000 jobs as delta maintains hold
WASHINGTON (AP): U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on...
US layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP): The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number that is evidence that layoffs remain a...
Jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data
WASHINGTON (AP): The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral...
Job gains slow in May
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP): U.S. hiring slowed in May as employers added just 75,000 jobs, a sign that businesses may have become more cautious in the...
Unemployment falls to 50-year low
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP): Hiring jumped in April as U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs, a strong gain that suggests businesses have shrugged off any concerns the...
196,000 jobs added in March
WASHINGTON (AP): Hiring rebounded in March as U.S. employers added a solid 196,000 jobs, up sharply from February’s scant gain and acting as evidence that...