Inflation—sure to be a topic at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting—roared like a lion in November, jumping by nearly 7 percent year over year to its fastest pace in nearly 40 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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November Jobs Up by 210,000; Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.2%
The November employment report followed a recent and inconsistent pattern: employment rose in November, although well below expectations, while the unemployment rate fell sharply, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

October Employment Bounces Back as Delta Variant Fades
Payroll employment roared back in October after tepid growth the previous two months as the U.S. began to move on from the fading coronavirus Delta variant, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 11, 2021–Monthly Payroll Growth
Friday’s Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that job growth remained lackluster in September following similarly disappointing gains in August.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 11, 2021–Monthly Payroll Growth
Friday’s Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that job growth remained lackluster in September following similarly disappointing gains in August.

September Employment Sees 194,000 Gain; Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.8%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September—well below expectations—but the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

MBA Chart of the Week Sept. 17 2021–Teleworking Due to Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to change the way they operate, and even 18 months later, there are different views and strategies for the workplace, with teleworking at the center of many discussions.

Employers Add 235,000 August Jobs
U.S. employers added 235,000 jobs in August—considerably below July’s massive 1.05 million job gain—as the economy struggled to hold momentum amid rising Delta variant coronavirus cases, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Hiring Heats Up in July
The labor market surged again in July with 943,000 new jobs created, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

June Jobs Report Blows Past Expectations
Total nonfarm employment increased by 850,000 in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, well above expectations amid rising demand for services hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.