Latest jobs report shows big gains for California, as unemployment falls to 5.4%

Charts showing unemployment rates and job creation in California. (California Employment Development Department) (CN) — The Golden State is outpacing the rest of the nation in job creation, according ... Read More

California returns to job growth in March, but unemployment rate remains highest in nation

For the second month in a row, California posted the highest unemployment figure in the country. And it was one of only two states with a jobless rate above 5%. Read More

Current Unemployment Rate and Other Jobs Report Findings

Updated April 18 with the latest jobless claims data from the Department of Labor. The unemployment rate declined to 3.8% in March from 3.9% in February, according to the jobs report released on ... Read More

Jobs Report

indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 3.9%. U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe ... Read More

March jobs-report forecast: 200,000 new jobs and a 3.8% unemployment rate

Following is what to watch in Friday’s March employment report ... unemployment rate, but it has its own measure of job creation. The household survey shows that the economy has lost 532,000 ... Read More

November Jobs Report Disappoints Amid Record COVID Surge; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.7%

The U.S. economy added fewer-than-expected new jobs last month as private-sector and retail hiring slowed in the run-up to the key ... The headline jobless rate, the BLS said, slipped to 6.7% ... Read More

Jobs Report: Strong Hiring Dims Fed Rate-Cut Hopes, But S&P 500 Futures Rise

while the unemployment rate dipped. After the jobs report, S&P 500 futures strengthened after initially paring early Friday gains, as stocks look to bounce back from Thursday's pummeling amid ... Read More

Jobs Report: Unemployment Hits 3.8% As Job Growth Pops

The U.S. added 303,000 jobs in March, according to Friday morning’s report from the Labor Department ... and March 2023’s 236,000. The unemployment rate moved to 3.8% last month, equaling ... Read More