Tag: unemployment rate

Morning Bid: S&P500 wipes post-election gains as bonds haunt

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street's S&P...

US 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 6.36%, biggest weekly gain in 15 months

(Reuters) - The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan rose to 6.36% last week, marking the biggest weekly increase in...

The Health of the Economy in Every State When Trump Was President

WyomingUnemployment rate in January 2017: 4.8%Unemployment rate in January 2021: 5.3%Average weekly earnings in January 2017: $1,021Average weekly earnings in January 2021: $1,095YoY...

Instant view: August US payrolls short of expectations, boosts bigger rate cut view

NEW YORK (Reuters) - STORY: U.S. employment increased less than expected in August, but a drop in the jobless rate to 4.2% suggested...

US job openings fall to 3-1/2-year low in July

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings dropped to a 3-1/2-year low in July, suggesting the labor market was losing steam, but probably not...

'Chickens have come home to roost': Mounting criticism over Canada's low-wage temporary foreign worker program

As calls to reform Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program mount, economists say changes to the program made by the federal government in...