Unemployment Rate Down To 7.5 Percent
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news begins with some good economic news.The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 15,000 for the first time ever this morning. The S&P 500 also hit a...
View ArticleMay's Unemployment Rate Expected To Hold Steady
The Labor Department on Friday reported a jobless rate of 7.6 percent as employers added 175,000 jobs and more people began to look for work last month. That's up from April's rate of 7.5 percent.
View ArticleJune Jobs Report Exceeds Expectations, But Concerns Remain
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with the jobs report.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)MONTAGNE: The Labor Department announced this morning that the economy added 195,000 new jobs in...
View ArticleJobless Claims Rose Last Week
There were 360,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits filed last week, up 16,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says.The "four-week moving average," which...
View ArticleEPA, Labor Nominees Confirmed
By 59-40 vote mostly along party lines, the Senate on Thursday afternoon confirmed Gina McCarthy as the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency.That followed a 54-46 vote early in the day to...
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