Over the past three months, the pace of job gains has slowed from the rapid recovery seen over the summer. Similarly, the unemployment rate continues to decline, but at a more gradual pace.
Tag: Unemployment

MBA Chart of the Week: Number of Unemployed Workers By Duration of Unemployment
Over the past three months, the pace of job gains has slowed from the rapid recovery seen over the summer. Similarly, the unemployment rate continues to decline, but at a more gradual pace.

Job Growth Slows Heading into Uncertain Winter
Total nonfarm payroll employment growth slowed to 245,000 in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, with nearly 10 million fewer jobs currently compared to a year ago.

September Jobs Report Shows Continued Economic Churn
The final national jobs report before the November elections showed a slowing pace of job creation amid continued economic volatility, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

July Jobs Up Nearly 2 Million; Unemployment Rate Drops
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported nonfarm payroll employment increased by 1.8 million during July, pushing the unemployment rate down to 10.2 percent.

Initial Claims Rise for 2nd Straight Week
After improving—relatively speaking—through most of the spring, initial claims backslid for the second consecutive week, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

MBA Chart of the Week: Ratio of Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to job openings to highlight how the current recession is different than the recession in 2007-2009.

MBA Chart of the Week: Ratio of Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to job openings to highlight how the current recession is different than the recession in 2007-2009.

Unemployment Claims Top 1M for 16th Consecutive Week
The good news: initial claims fell for the 14th consecutive week, the Labor Department said yesterday. The bad news: despite the decrease, initial claims topped one million for the 14th consecutive week and look as if they will continue to do so for several more weeks.

Unemployment Claims Plateau, Remain Elevated
More than 1.5 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week virtually unchanged from the previous week and at historically elevated levels for the 12th consecutive week, the Labor Department reported yesterday.