Highest level since September More Americans filed jobless claims last week than in September. The reasoning could be due to seasonal and holiday workers being laid off.
Just in time for Christmas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest report that finds that non-farm payroll employment increased by 321,000 in November and that the unemployment rate is unchanged at 5.8 percent.
Employment in the U.S. has been capricious of late, but the economic assault dealt by The Great Recession only helped to stagger job opportunities and heighten unemployment rates, particularly for non-whites. That said, new job numbers show that last month saw a decrease in Latino unemployment.
New York City has become the latest city to adopt a paid sick leave law, and it will affect up to 500,000 more employees.The law impacts companies with five or more employees who work more than 80 hours during the calendar year in NYC
Job openings in the U.S. have hit its highest levels in seven years. According to the Department of Labor, more than 4.6 million job openings were available during May, an increase from 4.5 million during April.
Fewer Americans filed unemployment claims last week. First-time jobless claims for the week ending June 14 fell 6,000 from the previous week. A total of 312,000 Americans filed unemployment claims for the first time last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.
16,000 more people filed claims than expected. More people filed unemployment claims than expected last week. In the week ending May 17, 326,000 unemployment claims were made, up from the 310,000 expected.
